Jesus may have had RED Hair!

A solitary hair was found on the Turin Shroud in an area between the eye-brows. After extensive magnification it was announced that the hair was red or a blond/Red colour.
Scanning Electron Microscopic Characterization …
Very interesting, since it corresponds with the Biblical symbolism of the sacrificial Red Heifer. According to biblical law in Numbers 19, a perfectly red heifer without blemish was needed for a purification ceremony to cleanse the Levite Priests, to enable them to make Sacrifices again.
The Red hair discovery also corresponds with a known apocryphal document which states that Christ had hair the colour of "Ripe Filberts" (hazelnuts)
A few of the Old Testament relatives of Our Lord are thought to have ALSO had red hair.
King David, Joseph (who helped Pharaoh in Egypt) and Esau.
During the Spanish Inquisition, all those with red hair were identified as Jewish. In Italy, red hair was associated with Italian Jews
It is possible indeed that Christ may have had Fiery Red Hair …More