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  2. Priest - Wikipedia

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    That English should have only the single term priest to translate presbyter and sacerdos came to be seen as a problem in English Bible translations. The presbyter is the minister who both presides and instructs a Christian congregation, while the sacerdos , offerer of sacrifices , or in a Christian context the eucharist , performs "mediatorial ...

  3. Presbyter - Wikipedia

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    The word presbyter etymologically derives from Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), the comparative form of πρέσβυς (presbys), "old man". [6] However, while the English word priest has presbyter as the etymological origin, [7] the distinctive Greek word (Greek ἱερεύς hiereus) for "priest" is never used for presbyteros/episkopos in the New Testament, except as being part of ...

  4. Eleazar - Wikipedia

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    Eleazar (/ ɛ l i ˈ eɪ z ər /; Hebrew: אֶלְעָזָר, Modern: ʾElʿazar, Tiberian: ʾElʿāzār, "El has helped") or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. [1] He was a nephew of Moses.

  5. Potipherah - Wikipedia

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    According to the Hebrew Bible, Potipherah (/ p ɒ ˈ t ɪ f ər ə /, Hebrew: פּוֹטִי פֶרַע ‎ Pōṭī feraʿ ‍) was a priest of the ancient Egyptian town of On, [1] mentioned in the Genesis 41:45 and 41:50. He was the father of Asenath, who was given to Joseph as his wife by Pharaoh, and who bore Joseph two sons: Manasseh and ...

  6. Priesthood (ancient Israel) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest priest mentioned in the Bible, Melchizedek, was a priest of the Most High and a contemporary of Abram. [1] The first priest mentioned of another god is Potipherah priest of On, whose daughter Asenath married Joseph in Egypt. The third priest to be mentioned is Jethro, priest of Midian, and Moses' father in law. [2]

  7. Malchus - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn Museum – The Ear of Malchus (L'oreille de Malchus) – James Tissot A depiction of Peter striking Malchus (c. 1520, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon) Malchus (/ ˈ m æ l k ə s /; Koinē Greek: Μάλχος, romanized: Málkhos, pronounced [ˈmal.kʰos]) was the servant of the Jewish High Priest Caiaphas who participated in the arrest of Jesus as written in the four gospels.

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  9. Priest (1994 film) - Wikipedia

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    Priest is a 1994 British drama film directed by Antonia Bird. The screenplay by Jimmy McGovern concerns a Roman Catholic priest (Linus Roache) as he struggles with two difficulties that precipitate a crisis of faith. The film's release was controversial and received condemnation from the Church.