According to eye-witness accounts, which were documented during the lifetime of our Savior Jesus Christ, we have the following statements regarding his physical appearance:

His hair the color of a fully ripe chestnut and was curly and wavy about shoulder length. Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
His face was without wrinkle and was lovely red. Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
He had a thick beard the same color as his hair. Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
His eyes were gray. Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
He had golden hair and beard. Pontius Pilate’s Testimony c. 30 AD
His face did shine as the sun. Mathew 17:2
His hair as white as wool and snow. Revelation 1:14
His eyes were as flame of fire. Revelation 1:14
His face was as the sun shine. Revelation 1:16

This document will review each of the above sources.

Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Pudenziana

Bible Sources

Reflected below are two descriptions of Jesus Christ that describe him after his resurrection.

“And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.” DR Mat 17:1-2

“And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. And his head and his hairs were white as white wool and as snow. And his eyes were as a flame of fire: And his feet like unto fine brass, as in a burning furnace. And his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars. And from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword. And his face was as the sun shineth in his power. And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last, And alive, and was dead. And behold I am living for ever and ever and have the keys of death and of hell.” DR Rev 1:13-18

Both descriptions agree that his face shined as the sun; therefore he may have had a glowing red appearance. Revelations say his eyes were like a flame and the hottest part of a flame is blue. This description of Jesus was written by John about 70 AD; therefore Jesus was older and had been transfigured.

Letter of Publius Lentulus

Publius Lentulus wrote a letter to the Senate of Rome that described our Savior Jesus Christ. This description is an eye-witness account and was written when Jesus Christ was living. The description states that Jesus’ hair was the color of a fully ripe chestnut; therefore I have provided a picture of a fully ripe chestnut. The letter also states Jesus wore his hair after the manner of the Nazarites and our bible tells us about the laws of a Nazarite in Numbers chapter 6. We do know that Jesus Christ had long hair based on the verse below since he came to fulfill the law (Mat 5:17).

“All the time of his separation no razor shall pass over his head, until the day be fulfilled of his consecration to the Lord. He shall be holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow.” DR Num 6:5

The Letter states it was written during the days of Tiberius Caesar Augustus who was the second Roman emperor, reigning from AD 14 to 37.

The Deeds of the Divine Augustus lists a Publius Lentulus as being elected as a Roman Consul during the reign of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD); therefore there was a Publius Lentulus living during the time of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Sources:

From column 3 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/vi_greenjackets_ver02/data/sn84024014/00414216171/1813042401/0108.pdf

Picture of ripe chestnut https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut03.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_Lentulus

http://classics.mit.edu/Augustus/deeds.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius

Pilates’ Testimony describes Jesus Christ

Picture below is part of Pontius Pilate’s testimony he gave regarding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as published in 1838 in the North Carolina Standard newspaper. Pilate states the Jesus’ hair and beard was golden colored. Below is a link to read the full article. The same testimony was published in many newspapers back in the early 1800s; below are just three places.

1838 news – North Carolina Standard – Column 2

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1838-02-28/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

1845 news – The Evansville Journal

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023914/1845-06-26/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

1857 news – True American out of Ohio

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028817/1857-05-06/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

Jesus was a Descendant of Adam

Jesus was a full blood descendant of Adam who was created from the dust of the red ground. The word ‘adam’ comes from the block Hebrew word aw-dawm (H120) which means ruddy. Adam originates from the block Hebrew word adom (H119) meaning to be red (ruddy), to show blood in the face, to flush or turn rosy. Adam was created in the likeness of God, our Father in Heaven:

“This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.” DR Gen 5:1

In order for Jesus to fulfill the law, he had to be a full blooded descendant of Adam whose descendants were to marry within their own tribes. All thru Genesis we read that Jesus ancestors took wives from their kindred (family). They were following the laws that Moses later documented and were actually already in place during the time of Genesis.

“That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell: But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.” DR Gen 24:3-4

“Lest the possession of the children of Israel be mingled from tribe to tribe. For all men shall marry wives of their own tribe and kindred: And all women shall take husbands of the same tribe: that the inheritance may remain in the families, And that the tribes be not mingled one with another, but remain so.” DR Num 36:7-9

So Adam was made to look like our Father in Heaven and Jesus was a descendant of Adam and the Son of God; therefore they were to all look alike. If Jesus Christ had come from various blood lines, it would not be a fulfillment of bible law and he could not be called our Savior.

Conclusion

The accounts of Jesus Christ at about age 30 reflect he had golden hair and the account in Revelations reflects he had white hair. This maybe because his hair color differed after he was transformed; I cannot be for sure. Since he was a Nazarite, he would have long hair.

In working on my family genealogy I have seen many documents stating my relatives had grey eyes. It is my understanding that they called blue eyes grey back then.

Jesus would have white skin and rosy red cheeks just like Adam and the Israelites. Bible law proves Jesus was of a pure blood line.

Early Israelites painted Jesus with a halo which is a crown of light rays or circle that surrounds a person’s head in art work. The halo meant the person in the artwork was holy. Christ is shown many times with the cross within his halo which is known today as the Celtic cross. The Celtic cross was used as a staff to find direction similar to how we use a compass today; therefore the picture is stating that Jesus provides directions for us to live and follow. A circle with a cross in the middle is also the symbol for the earth; therefore the picture below reflects Jesus is the King of the Earth.