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, [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. |