From Nave’s Topical Bible
Beard
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 16Passages listed
- 10Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Worn long by AaronPsalms 133:2
- SamsonJudges 16:17
- David1 Samuel 21:13Ezekiel 5:1
- Shaven by EgyptiansGenesis 41:14
- Untrimmed in mourning2 Samuel 19:24
- PluckedEzra 9:3
- CutIsaiah 7:20Isaiah 15:2Jeremiah 11:5Jeremiah 48:37
- Lepers required to shaveLeviticus 13:29–33Leviticus 14:9
- Idolatrous practice of marring, forbiddenLeviticus 19:27Leviticus 21:5
- Beards of David's ambassadors half shaven by the king of the Amorites2 Samuel 10:4
The passages, in Bible order (16)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 41:14
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
Commentary on Genesis 41:141 voice
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 13:29–33
If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,
Commentary on Leviticus 13:29–331 voice
If a man or a woman hath a plague upon the head or the beard. Any breaking out in those parts a swelling, scab, or spot, on a man's beard or on a woman's head; or on the head of either man or woman; or on a woman's beard, if she had any, as some have had though not common.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 14:9
On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
Commentary on Leviticus 14:91 voice
But it shall be on the seventh day,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 19:27
You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
Commentary on Leviticus 19:271 voice
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 21:5
Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
Commentary on Leviticus 21:51 voice
They shall not make baldness upon their head,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 16:17
Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
Commentary on Judges 16:172 voices
But last of all the wanton woman complaining that she had been so often deceived, and grieving that her lover deemed her unworthy to be entrusted with his secret, and that under her pretext of succour her treacherous purpose was suspected, won his confidence by her tears. By this means, and because also it was ordained that this man of hitherto unshaken fortitude should fall into calamity, Samson was touched and opened to her his heart.
Ambrose of Milan· Letter 19, 397Patristic
It is said that Samson, according to the instruction of the Angel, did not permit a razor to come upon his head; but his hair grew, and he became the strongest of men. It was a wondrous thing that with his hair he was strong, …
Bonaventure· Collationes de Septem Donis, Collation 5, 1257Patristic
- 1 Samuel 21:13
So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 21:132 voices
And he collapsed in their hands, etc. The hands of the Gethites, the works of the Jews; the doors of the gate reveal the beginnings of heavenly grace; saliva signifies infirmity; the beard signifies virtue. David collapsed in the hands of the Gethites; the Lord …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
Every kind of honour and happiness was bestowed upon you, and then was fulfilled that which is written, "My beloved ate and drank, and was enlarged and became fat, and kicked." [Deuteronomy 32:15] Hence flowed emulation and envy, strife and sedition, persecution and disorder, war and captivity. So the worthless rose up against the honoured, those of no reputation against such as were renowned, the foolish against the wise, the young against those advanced in years.
Clement of Rome· Clement's First Letter to the Corinthians, Chapters 3-4, 99Patristic
- 2 Samuel 10:4
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
- 2 Samuel 19:24
Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:241 voice
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 9:3
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
- Psalms 133:2
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
Commentary on Psalms 133:21 voice
Like ointment upon the head, which runs down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron. Oh, if there were time for us to discuss each detail, a day could not suffice us. We read in Exodus how the priestly ointment is prepared; then we read how there was another ointment, with which the kings were anointed. There was also another ointment with which the prophets were anointed. And why do I say more? All the ointments had their own distinctions and mysteries. Do we marvel about holy persons?
Jerome· Homily 45, on Psalm 132, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 7:20
On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
Commentary on Isaiah 7:201 voice
(Verse 20) On that day the Lord will shave with a hired razor, with those beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard, too. Some people think that this is a prophecy about the Assyrians, who, thirteen hundred years before they destroyed Jerusalem, ruled over the kingdom of Asia, Egypt, and Libya, and that they will be defeated by the Medes and Persians, and their empire will be destroyed.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
- Jeremiah 11:5
This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:51 voice
(Verse 5.) In order to fulfill the oath that I swore to your fathers, I will give them a land flowing with milk and honey, just as it is on this day. The fathers seem to receive, as the sons receive; and the promise to Abraham is fulfilled in his descendants. However, we must understand the land flowing with milk and honey metaphorically as representing the abundance of all things, as Virgil says in Eclogue III. Let honey flow for them, let the rough bramble bear cinnamon. And again: And everywhere he restrained the wines flowing in the rivers.
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic
- Jeremiah 48:37
For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
Commentary on Jeremiah 48:371 voice
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezekiel 5:1
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.