What was wrong with shaving? (Deuteronomy 14:1)
14 You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
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Asked June 16 2018
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Jack Gutknecht
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Deborah Pashkewicz
After checking various bible versions, the one that seemed most clear to me was from the GNB Good News Bible. Deut. 14:1 says (in the GNB) " You are the people of the LORD your God. So when you mourn for the dead, don't gash yourselves or shave the front of your head, as other people do." I think this explains the question "What is wrong with shaving?" Our Lord does not agree with pagan rituals.