Was Jesus a Nazarite?
Jesus was a Nazarene. A Nazarite is one who lives apart; one who has made a vow of abstinence. Three restrictions are imposed upon the Nazarite, according to Num. vi.: he may not take wine, or anything made from grapes; he may not cut the hair of his head; he may not touch the dead, not even the body of his father or mother. If a Nazarite has become unclean by accident, he must offer a sacrifice and begin the period of his vow anew. The Nazarite information was taken from a Jewish Encyclopedia. And in light of the above information, Jesus couldn’t have been a Nazarite by vow because He didn’t live alone or apart, He drank wine, and He touched and raised the dead.
