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Originally Posted by aegsm76
Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek and it was ordained of God.
There is more Bible for facial hair, than against it. However, the Bible for it also is against rounding the corners, which means it needs to grow, uncut, I believe.
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A small correction. The ten percent that Melchizedek received from Abraham was a gift, not a payment, see Gen 14:20. Second, the gift was a portion of the spoils of war, of which Abraham did not plan on keeping anything for himself. The other 90% he gave away to the king of Sodom. Third, neither this freewill gift to Melchizedek nor the gift to the king of Sodom were God mandated.
The other frequently used tithing example from the pre-law period is the promised tenth by Jacob to God (
Gen 8:22), which was offered to God as a barter (a conditional gift). These are the things we don't know, for sure: (1) If Jacob ever made good on his promise. (2) If this was a one time gift or something else, (3) How he was to make good on the promise, i.e. to whom was Jacob to make the payment and in what manner (crops, cattle, gold, people, etc.) was the promise to be fulfilled.
There are no scriptures against facial hair on men and the problem of women not cutting or trimming their facial hair is not addressed at all, unless they too take the Nazirite vow. However, you are correct concerning the uncut beards - for members of the Levitical priesthood.
