ESV The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, NIV The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
Revelation 1:14-15: Describes Jesus's hair as"white as white wool, white as snow" and his eyes as "like a flame of fire". Some scholars interpret this as a clue that Jesus had darker skin and woolly hair. John 13:5: Describes Jesus as a servant who washes the feet of his disciples. John 6:35: Describes Jesus as bread.
Samson, legendary Israelite warrior and judge, or divinely inspired leader, renowned for the prodigious strength that he derived from his uncut hair. He is portrayed in the biblical Book of Judges (chapters 13–16).
His appearance is not like anything we can describe. Exodus 33:20 “You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” As sinful human beings, we are incapable of seeing God in all His glory. His appearance is utterly unimaginable and too glorious to be safely perceived by sinful man.
Combining these scriptures with others, we see that God describes Himself as having a face, eyes and nose (Exodus 33:11; Proverbs 15:3; Psalm 18:8). And just as we have arms, hands and fingers, so does God (Isaiah 40:10; Psalm 110:1; Exodus 31:18). Basically, looking at ourselves will give us an idea of God's image.
New Testament scriptures do not describe Jesus's appearance. It is therefore natural that the question of what Jesus looked like was a topic of debate in antiquity.
Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds!
The long untouched hair was therefore considered as the emblem of personal devotion (or devotedness) to the God of all strength. Thus it was an easy step to the thought that in the hair was the seat of strength of a Samson (Judges 16:17,20).
In ancient cultures, hair was symbolic. In Samson's case, his long hair symbolized his Nazirite vow and consecration to God. The cutting of his hair represented a violation of his covenant with God and the loss of his supernatural strength.
Most versions of this say "Jesus had curly hair and a reddish complexion." Others say his face was flushed as if he just had a bath ("a reddish man with many freckles on his face as if he had just come from a bath").
Proverbs 16:31-33 New International Version (NIV)
Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
In this section of Scripture, Paul uses four words in reference to hair: Covering (or covered)—long hair. Uncovered—short hair. Shorn—extremely short hair (in modern terms, a buzz cut).
For many scholars, Revelation 1:14-15 offers a clue that Jesus's skin was a darker hue and that his hair was woolly in texture. The hairs of his head, it says, "were white as white wool, white as snow.
Many spiritual and religious traditions view hair as a retainer of one's vital essence. Rastafarians consider hair their connection to God, calling their long dreadlocks “God antennae.” Sikhs allow their hair to grow naturally as a symbol of respect for the perfection of God's creation.
In the Old Testament, there are many references to "locks." Rastas relate locks to the Nazarite vow described in the earlier parts of the Old Testament. From this verse, one can see how Rastas have determined that dreadlocks are part of the holy Nazarite vow, as Samson has seven locks.
Jesus told His disciples, “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered” (Matthew 10:30). As the Creator of human beings (and human hair), God takes great interest in how we care for His creation. We frequently receive questions from men and women on this subject.
So what is going on in 1 Timothy 2:9? Let's start with the KJV. “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.” (“Broided” is apparently an old spelling of “braided.”) Notice the punctuation.
Leviticus 19:27 in Other Translations
27 "Don't cut the hair on the sides of your head or trim your beard. 27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 27 "Never shave the hair on your foreheads, and never cut the edges of your beard.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Harim
Harim [N] [E] [S] destroyed; dedicated to God.
Song of Solomon 4 1
Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone. Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 is probably the most important verse for us on this subject: “I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.” So we should do what is appropriate for ...
Many scholars and archeologists now agree that Jesus was most likely a brown-skinned, brown-eyed man — more akin to a “Middle Eastern Jewish” or an Arab man.
Isaiah says of him: “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him” (Isaiah 53:2 KJV). “In our eyes there was no attractiveness at all, nothing to make us want him” (Isaiah 53:2 TLB).
Answer: The pictures we have of Jesus with long hair do not derive from any physical description we have of him in the Bible, because there is none. The basic image comes from a long artistic and iconographic tradition—influenced, among other things, by the Shroud of Turin.