Dict: easton - Baldness

Baldness @ from natural causes was uncommon ( kjv@2Kings:2:23; kjv@Isaiah:3:24). It was included apparently under "scab" and "scurf," which disqualified for the priesthood kjv@Leviticus:21:20). The Egyptians were rarely subject to it. This probably arose from their custom of constantly shaving the head, only allowing the hair to grow as a sign of mourning. With the Jews artificial baldness was a sign of mourning kjv@Isaiah:22:12; kjv@Jeremiah:7:29 kjv@Jeremiah:16:6); it also marked the conclusion of a Nazarite's vow kjv@Acts:18:18 kjv@Acts:21:24; kjv@Numbers:6:9). It is often alluded to kjv@Micah:1:16; kjv@Amos:8:10; kjv@Jeremiah:47:5). The Jews were forbidden to follow the customs of surrounding nations in making themselves bald kjv@Deuteronomy:14:1).