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Ancient Beards and Styles
Styles of Men's Beards
in Ancient Biblical Times
In ancient times beards came in
various styles and shapes.
In ancient Egypt the beard was a symbol of status, in ancient India
the beard was a symbol of dignity. In ancient Assyria, Babylon and
Persia the beard was cared for with great detail, they oiled,
dressed and curled their beards using many instruments including
curling irons. They would carefully create beautiful ringlets and
patterns. The ancient Greeks considered it a sign of strength,
although Alexander had them removed for battle. The Romans
considered the beard to be a sign of disorder or messiness. The
"Beard" is often mentioned in the Bible:
Isaiah 7:20
- In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired,
[namely], by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the
head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the
beard.
Psalms
133:2 - [It is] like the precious ointment upon the head,
that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's
beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
Leviticus 14:9 - But it
shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off
his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his
hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he
shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
2 Samuel
20:9 - And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my
brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the
right hand to kiss him.
Ezekiel 5:1
- And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a
barber's razor, and cause [it] to pass upon thine head and upon thy
beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide
the [hair].
Leviticus 13:30 - Then the priest shall see the plague: and,
behold, if it [be] in sight deeper than the skin; [and there be] in
it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean:
it [is] a dry scall, [even] a leprosy upon the head or beard.
2 Samuel
19:24 - And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet
the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his
beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king
departed until the day he came [again] in peace.
Leviticus 19:27 - Ye shall not round the corners of your
heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
1 Samuel
17:35 - And I went out after him, and smote him, and
delivered [it] out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I
caught [him] by his beard, and smote him, and slew
him.
Leviticus 21:5 - They shall not make baldness upon their
head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard,
nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Isaiah 15:2
- He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep:
Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads
[shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off.
1 Samuel
21:13 - And he changed his behaviour before them, and
feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of
the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Ezra 9:3
- And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and
plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and
sat down astonied.
Jeremiah
48:37 - For every head [shall be] bald, and every
beard clipped: upon all the hands [shall be] cuttings, and
upon the loins sackcloth.
Leviticus 13:29 - If a man or woman have a plague upon the
head or the beard;
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