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- "The son promised to Manoah's wife would be a Nazirite (nazir), a word meaning 'dedicated' or 'consecrated.' According to Numbers 6:1-12, the Nazirite vow was voluntarily taken for a limited time, but Samson's was lifelong. A Nazirite had three special restrictions: (1) he was to abstain totally from wine and beer ('fermented drink') and could not eat any grapes or raisins; (2) he could not have his hair cut during the time of the vow; and (3) he could not come near a corpse. Violation of all these requirements plays an important part in Samson's life, though the second restriction is particularly emphasized." (Herbert Wolf, The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Vol. 3, © 1992 Zondervan, p. 462)