Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

Bible References

General references

Leviticus 21:5
They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.
Isaiah 15:2
They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, even to the high places to weep.
Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba;
Everyone’s head is bald and every beard is cut off.
Jeremiah 16:6
Both great men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, they will not be lamented, nor will anyone gash himself or shave his head for them.
Jeremiah 48:37
For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
Ezekiel 7:18
They will gird themselves with sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.
Ezekiel 44:20
Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

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