The simplest form of the ascetical life: the Nazirite.
All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.
Numbers 6:8
Vow: I will not cut my hair
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
Numbers 6:5
Vow: I will not drink any alcohol
He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Numbers 6:3
Links:
The Nazir and the Nazirite Vow
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