Font Size
Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5130 beard
5130 beard
5130 beard
References to the beard
Eze 5:1 See also Jdg 16:17; 1Sa 21:13; 2Sa 20:9; Ps 133:2
Cutting or pulling the beard
In grief Jer 48:37 Moab is in mourning. See also Isa 15:2; Jer 41:5
In dismay Ezr 9:3
In the ceremony of cleansing See also Lev 14:9
As an extreme insult 2Sa 10:4-5 pp 1Ch 19:4-5; Isa 7:20; Isa 50:6
Cutting the edges of the beard was forbidden Lev 19:27 This is a prohibition still adhered to by some Jews today; Lev 21:5
See also
| 5128 | baldness |
| 5150 | face |
| 5155 | hair |
| 5180 | shaving |
| 5419 | mourning |
| 5893 | insults |
| 7340 | clean and unclean |
| 7422 | ritual |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
