Lev 21 -
16. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
17. Speak to Aaron, saying: Any man among your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect, shall not come near to offer up his God's food.
18. For any man who has a defect should not approach: A blind man or a lame one, or one with a sunken nose or with mismatching limbs;
19. or a man who has a broken leg or a broken arm;
20. or one with long eyebrows, or a cataract, or a commingling in his eye; dry lesions or weeping sores, or one with crushed testicles.
Why was having long eyebrows considered a deformity ?
Thanks,
Dan.
Long eyebrows.
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Long eyebrows.
by Hart60 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:20 am
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Re: Long eyebrows.
by David_L » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:51 pm
The Artscroll Chumash translates the Hebrew word "gibein" as "abnormally long eyebrows", and has a footnote:
They are so long that they rest on his face (Rashi; Sifra). According to R' Saadia Gaon and Radak this is a hunchback.
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Re: Long eyebrows.
by Hart60 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:07 pm
Ah yes of course,that explains it.
Many thanks David.
Many thanks David.
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Re: Long eyebrows.
by Enora » Wed May 01, 2013 3:38 pm
The Cohen's features needed to be "perfect" and as symmetric as possible.
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