@Ferris Bueller Good question! I think in the Old Testament it was identified with bondservants; Psalm 40 has overtones of this also. I guess it would generally have beed grown men.
So you mean, then, that you waited until 18 to do it?
Age for first ear piercings?
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@Ferris Bueller Good question! I think in the Old Testament it was identified with bondservants; Psalm 40 has overtones of this also. I guess it would generally have beed grown men.
So you mean, then, that you waited until 18 to do it?
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Yes, girls may be after 2nd and erd birthday their ears are puerced. My daughter is 3 and half years will pierce her ears after 6-8 years or later
@My Dreams Yes, the custom can vary from place to place. (Here when they are a bit older boys sometimes do it also.)
Ferris Bueller
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No, I mean the Bible talks about males bringing the gold of their earrings to Moses to be used in crafting the artifacts of the temple. I may not be remembering all that exactly. I'll scope out the reference later. Sleepy time now.......
@TLHKAJ You have a valid point there; and I guess the idea was, for firsts; although 2nds are often gotten later (and if boys do it they usually only get firsts).
@Ferris Bueller Are you thinking of Exodus 35.22? "Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who presented an offering of gold to the Lord."
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That's it. I mean, I think it is. Is there an earlier account of them bringing their precious metals to the Levites?
@Ferris Bueller It seems that it was something that some men did in Old Testament times. I guess no reason why not today also. So you think it best to wait until 18?
At the small, conservative local church that my wife and I attend, probably a majority of the young men and boys wear earrings, anyway; it's such a widespread custom now (and why not? I guess).
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@Ferris Bueller In the OT it certainly seems that the bondservant commitment, marked by the pierced ear, was a conscious commitment of a responsible person. Of course, today, it's more of a benign custom without those OT connotations (whatever your decision was).
@Heart2Soul Thanks for selecting the vote option. Yes, 16-18 is often a time when it seems suitable to have done, particularly for likely formal occasions; and increasingly young men, too, consider it suitable to have for formal occasions and a lot do it at around that age also. (First earrings usually precede the first tattoo, though, don't they?)
@Ferris Bueller I'm not sure; Exodus is before Leviticus in any case; can you think of an earlier, specific verse?
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