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Answer: \"Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21027,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-could-paul-be-under-a-nazirite-vow-since-he-shaved-his-head\/","url_meta":{"origin":22017,"position":1},"title":"How could Paul be under a Nazirite vow since he shaved his head?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, You had mentioned in your answer to the question as to why Paul shaved his head in Cenchrea recorded in Acts 18:18, that it was because of the Nazarite Vow (Numbers 6:2-21)? The Nazarite Vow does require that \"no razor touch your head\" (Numbers 6:5). How do you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19531,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/but-paul-had-long-hair-at-least-for-a-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":22017,"position":2},"title":"But Paul had long hair, at least for a time","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: One thing I wonder at is that with as adamant as I Corinthians 11 appears to read, Paul actually chose not to cut his hair while at Corinth, but only after he had left. This means Paul was on some do-not-cut-hair vow while at Corinth. So we shouldn't see\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54866,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/if-paul-thought-long-hair-was-bad-why-did-he-take-a-nazirite-vow\/","url_meta":{"origin":22017,"position":3},"title":"If Paul thought long hair was bad, why did he take a Nazirite vow?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 17, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Thanks for the website. I read it all the time. I have a question concerning men and long hair. I know that I Corinthians 11 talks about that. The first part of the chapter is written off by many as cultural, but I disagree with that view; however, in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9356,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-you-explain-the-vow-paul-took-at-cenchrea\/","url_meta":{"origin":22017,"position":4},"title":"Could you explain the vow Paul took at Cenchrea?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 9, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Can you please explain the vow Paul took at Cenchrea that made him cut off his hair recorded in Acts 18:18? 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