sentences:  Jewish hermits, living in a state of celibacy and devoting themselves to meditation, are still (circa 1906) found among the Falashas.They claim that Aaron the high priest was the first Nazarite who from the time of his consecration separated from his wife to live only in the shadow of the tabernacle.Accordingly, they join the monastic order after they have been married and have become fathers of children (Halévy, "Travels in Abyssinia," p. 230).