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The Lord's angel appeared to her. He said, ‘You have not been able to give birth to any children until now. But you will become pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You must not drink any wine or any beer. You must not eat any food that is unclean. Yes, you will give birth to a son. You must never cut the boy's hair. He is to be a Nazirite.[a] He will belong to God from the time that he is born. He will begin to rescue the Israelites from the power of the Philistines.’

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  1. 13:5 Nazirites were men who had made a promise to belong to God in a special way. They could not drink wine or cut their hair.