[Avodah] Why are beards considers so choshuv?

[Rich, Joel]

Has anyone considered historical parallels in non-Jewish cultures and the possibility that once "accepted" into the Mesorah (or done by default) that some explanation would be developed (e.g. the whole siman vs. siba issue)
KT
Joel Rich
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