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Leviticus 19:27

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You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.

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Egypt was the land from which the Lord had redeemed Israel, and its surrounding pagan customs formed part of the background for Israel’s distinctive holiness laws. The prohibition on trimming the hair and beard at the temples called Israel to avoid practices associated with pagan mourning or worship.

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Leviticus 19:27 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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