Paula (26 Nov 2012)
"Nazarite"


 

Hi John,
Some time back I read an article about what the term nazarite actually means.
It has to do with the trees in the Middle East( cypress or olive, I do not remember) anyway,the roots travel quite a distance from the tree. New trees will spring up unexpectedly from these roots sometimes very far from the actual parent tree. Sometimes this new tree will spring up even years after the parent tree has died.
The people of Nazareth were descendants of King David. Hence the name Nazareth. So any King who springs up from this branch of David far from Bethlehem or Jerusalem would be a nazarite. I hope this helps the conversation.
Paula