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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, he will drink neither wine nor strong drink, he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth;
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Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Vinegar
Food » Articles of » Vinegar
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
associate yourself with them, purify yourself with them, pay their expenses so that they may be free to have their heads shaved, and then everybody will understand there is nothing in these stories about you, but that, on the contrary, you are guided by obedience to the Law. As for Gentile believers, we have issued our decision that they must avoid food that has been offered to idols, the taste of blood, flesh of animals that have been strangled, and sexual vice." Then Paul associated himself with the men next day; he had himself purified along with them and went into the temple to give notice of the time when the days of purification would be completed ??the time, that is to say, when the sacrifice could be offered for each one of them. read more.
The seven days were almost over when the Asiatic Jews, catching sight of him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him, shouting, "To the rescue, men of Israel! Here is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the People and the Law and this Place! And he has actually brought Greeks inside the temple and defiled this holy Place!" (They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian along with him in the city, and they supposed Paul had taken him inside the temple.) The whole city was thrown into turmoil. The people rushed together, seized Paul and dragged him outside the temple; whereupon the doors were immediately shut. They were attempting to kill him, when word reached the commander of the garrison that the whole of Jerusalem was in confusion.
The seven days were almost over when the Asiatic Jews, catching sight of him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him, shouting, "To the rescue, men of Israel! Here is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the People and the Law and this Place! And he has actually brought Greeks inside the temple and defiled this holy Place!" (They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian along with him in the city, and they supposed Paul had taken him inside the temple.) The whole city was thrown into turmoil. The people rushed together, seized Paul and dragged him outside the temple; whereupon the doors were immediately shut. They were attempting to kill him, when word reached the commander of the garrison that the whole of Jerusalem was in confusion.
natural Fruit » Varieties of » Grapes
You will know them by their fruit; do men gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? No,
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each tree is known by its fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, and grapes are not plucked from a bramble-bush.
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Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Wine or strong drink
for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, he will drink neither wine nor strong drink, he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth;
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Nazarites » Prohibited from » Grapes or any thing made from the vine
Prohibition » To nazarites
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
The vine » Nazarites prohibited eating any part of, &c
Vinegar » Forbidden to nazarites
Wine » Fermented
no one pours fresh wine into old wineskins, otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and both wine and wineskins are ruined."
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