Numbers 6:1-21

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THE NAZARITE OF DAYS, Numbers 6:1-21.

There is in Mosaism nothing relating to the perpetual Nazarite. Only three are mentioned in the Bible Samson, Samuel, and John the Baptist. These were Nazarites not of personal choice but from their birth, either by reason of divine ordination or parental consecration. There is in the Scriptures no positive injunction or recommendation of this vow, nor is there any prescribed period for the limited Nazarite. According to the best Jewish authorities the usual time was thirty days, but double vows for sixty and treble for one hundred days were sometimes made. For some occasions on which vows were made, see Acts 18:18, note.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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