Numbers 6:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord:

Cross-references

Numbers 6:5 Parallel

Numbers 6:5 specifies the no-razor rule as part of the Nazirite vow introduced in verse 2.

Numbers 6:6 Parallel

Numbers 6:6 adds the regulation to avoid dead bodies, expanding on the Nazirite separation.

Numbers 8:14 shows the Levites being set apart for the LORD, paralleling the Nazirite's voluntary consecration — both are dedicated to God.

Leviticus 20:26 declares Israel separated as holy to God, the same principle underlying the Nazirite vow.

Judges 13:5 Allusion

Judges 13:5 describes Samson as a Nazirite from birth, directly exemplifying the vow of separation here.

Acts 21:24 Allusion

Acts 21:24 details Paul paying expenses for shaving heads, fulfilling the Nazirite vow completion ritual from here.

Amos 2:11 Allusion

Amos 2:11 recalls God raising up Nazirites among Israel, affirming the institution described here.

Amos 2:12 Contrast

Amos 2:12 condemns making Nazirites drink wine, directly violating the abstinence command of the vow here.

Luke 1:15 Parallel

Luke 1:15 says John the Baptist must not drink wine, mirroring the Nazirite abstinence, though he is not formally a Nazirite.

Acts 21:23 Historical context

Acts 21:23 mentions four men under a vow, showing the Nazirite practice still observed by early Jewish Christians.

Judges 13:4 Allusion

Judges 13:4 applies the Nazirite restrictions to Samson's mother before his birth — a specific case of the vow described here.

Leviticus 27:2 also concerns making a special vow to the Lord, sharing the same legal context of voluntary dedication.

Galatians 1:15 tells of God setting Paul apart from birth, analogous to the Nazirite's voluntary separation.

Exodus 33:16 highlights being distinct from other peoples through God's presence, paralleling the Nazirite's separation.

Romans 1:1 Parallel

Romans 1:1 describes Paul 'set apart for the gospel', mirroring the Nazirite's separation to God.

Lamentations 4:7 poetically describes the former purity of Nazirites, echoing the holiness associated with the vow here.

Proverbs 18:1 warns against selfish isolation, contrasting with the Nazirite's holy separation to God.

Jeremiah 35:6 describes the Rechabites' lifelong abstention from wine by family tradition — a parallel practice to the Nazirite vow's temporary abstinence.