Jesus's beard...

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Hmmm I really do not know. It may depend on the Jewish culture of the day. I would think a full beard since they did not put razor to face based on their law. Odd, I've never seen a painting with Jesus and a full beard though

Somehow I do not see Jesus being concerned enough about facial hair to shave. He had more important things to think about.

~ShekinahMoon~

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"Find the courage to hold on to your beliefs, even if the world around you chooses to believe differently. Have the courage to change those beliefs that no longer fit the person you have become. In doing so, you truly become yourself."- Zen saying

Funny poll, but not relevant to my belief in Him.

I think we can all agree that Christ observed the law (as revealed in scripture, not the gnat straining hypocritical version advocated by the pharisees). That being the case, the following is compelling as it was required of all Israelites.

Leviticus 19: 27 You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.

Not only did he have a beard, it wasn't neatly trimmed either.

I'd say since Jesus is a man, then it is most probable that He looked like the common man at the time.

[edited due to a silly question I posted, I really do not know what I was thinking at the time ]

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From the CF Dictionary:

Tradition of men: Biblical doctrine that I disagree with.

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who knows, who cares!! It aint much to do with my faith so I choose Don't know

Priests were not to shave to the point of ‘creating’ baldness of the head or face. They were not to shave the corners called ‘boarders’ in Hebrew of their beards nor cut their bodies in mourning. YHVH gave men hair on their heads and faces for a reason and it was the ‘boarders’ of this hair line, where the growth line met the skin, that could not be trimmed so close as to destroy the outline of that boarder and have it unrecognizable. The whole head and beard were not to be cut resulting in an unnatural baldness. Doing so ‘desecrated the Name of their Elohim’. The hair always needed to be seen or recognized on the head and face of a priest. Trimming was allowed to keep the hair tidy. Cults were very big on cutting themselves and shaving their heads and beards off, but YHVH says this is not holy and profanes His Name. Today we are a royal priesthood. "Because the priest present the offerings made to YHVH by fire, the food of their God, they are to be holy."

~Personal note: I believe that an electric beard trimmer would be permissable, to keep the beard neatly trimmed, but one should not shave the "outline" or edges by the neckline or cheekbones. Although, traditionally, I've heard Hebrews of the time would only cut the end of the beard straight across when it got too long, giving the beard a squarish appearance. In contrast, Arabs were known to trim their beards in a "U" shape.
~Seibert

I suspect that he had bad teeth and bad breath. He lived near a Roman city with Greek culture. He might have shaved. He was probably an illiterate Galilean peasant. However, he might well have been literate. However, he might well have spoken Aramaic with a Galilean accent and Koine Greek. He might have read Hebrew.

Don't know, Don't Care, Not important in my life, nor does it change my salvation.

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This is one of those, "Does it really matter?" kind of polls. What does it change if he was clean shaven, burly, and outcast of ZZ Top, or was sporting a goatee. He was who He was; fashion or appearance makes no difference.