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Jesus of Nazareth is often depicted with long hair and a full beard, however I have read that it would be more likely that he had shorter hair and a beard. What were the fashion/grooming habits of 1st century Jews in the holy land? Is Jesus having long hair more of an artistic tradition?

by /u/Pondmior13 in /r/AskHistorians

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