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135:1.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] had no [[school]] from which to [[graduate]] at the age of fourteen, but his [[parents]] had selected this as the appropriate year for him to take the [[formal]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite#Nazirite_vows_in_the_Hebrew_Bible Nazarite] vow. Accordingly, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zacharias] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_(Biblical_person) Elizabeth] took their son to [http://ancientsandals.com/overviews/engedi.htm Engedi], down by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea Dead Sea]. This was the southern headquarters of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] brotherhood, and there the lad was duly and [[solemn]]ly inducted into this order for life. After these [[ceremonies]] and the making of the [[vows]] to abstain from all [[intoxicating]] drinks, to let the hair grow, and to refrain from [[touch]]ing the [[dead]], the [[family]] proceeded to [[Jerusalem]], where, before the [[temple]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] completed the making of the offerings which were required of those taking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite#Nazirite_vows Nazarite vows].

135:1.1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] had no [[school]] from which to [[graduate]] at the age of fourteen, but his [[parents]] had selected this as the appropriate year for him to take the [[formal]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite#Nazirite_vows_in_the_Hebrew_Bible Nazarite] vow. Accordingly, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zacharias] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_(Biblical_person) Elizabeth] took their son to [https://ancientsandals.com/overviews/engedi.htm Engedi], down by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea Dead Sea]. This was the southern headquarters of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] brotherhood, and there the lad was duly and [[solemn]]ly inducted into this order for life. After these [[ceremonies]] and the making of the [[vows]] to abstain from all [[intoxicating]] drinks, to let the hair grow, and to refrain from [[touch]]ing the [[dead]], the [[family]] proceeded to [[Jerusalem]], where, before the [[temple]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] completed the making of the offerings which were required of those taking [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite#Nazirite_vows Nazarite vows].

135:1.2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] took the same life vows that had been [[administered]] to his illustrious predecessors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson Samson] and the [[prophet]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel Samuel]. A life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] was looked upon as a [[sanctified]] and [[holy]] [[personality]]. The [[Jews]] regarded a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] with almost the [[respect]] and [[veneration]] accorded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priest], and this was not strange since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazarite Nazarites] of lifelong [[consecration]] were the only persons, except high priests, who were ever [[permitted]] to enter the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_Holies holy of holies] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple].

135:1.2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] took the same life vows that had been [[administered]] to his illustrious predecessors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson Samson] and the [[prophet]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel Samuel]. A life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] was looked upon as a [[sanctified]] and [[holy]] [[personality]]. The [[Jews]] regarded a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] with almost the [[respect]] and [[veneration]] accorded the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol high priest], and this was not strange since [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazarite Nazarites] of lifelong [[consecration]] were the only persons, except high priests, who were ever [[permitted]] to enter the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_Holies holy of holies] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple].

135:1.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] returned home from [[Jerusalem]] to tend his father's sheep and grew up to be a strong man with a [[noble]] [[character]].

135:1.3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John] returned home from [[Jerusalem]] to tend his father's sheep and grew up to be a strong man with a [[noble]] [[character]].

135:1.4 When sixteen years old, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John], as a result of reading about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah], became greatly impressed with the [[prophet]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel Mount Carmel] and decided to adopt his style of dress. From that day on John always wore a hairy garment with a leather girdle. At sixteen he was more than six feet tall and almost full grown. With his flowing hair and peculiar mode of dress he was indeed a picturesque [[youth]]. And his parents expected great things of this their only son, a [[child]] of [[promise]] and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] for life.

135:1.4 When sixteen years old, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_baptist John], as a result of reading about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah], became greatly impressed with the [[prophet]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel Mount Carmel] and decided to adopt his style of dress. From that day on John always wore a hairy garment with a leather girdle. At sixteen he was more than six feet tall and almost full grown. With his flowing hair and peculiar mode of dress he was indeed a picturesque [[youth]]. And his parents expected great things of this their only son, a [[child]] of [[promise]] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite Nazarite] for life.

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