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Aaron's descendants including Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amaziah and Ahitub. Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon of the tribe of Judah. [64] The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; [note 3] only the latter two had progeny. A descendant of Aaron is an Aaronite, or Kohen, meaning Priest.
In the Torah, the covenant is called "a covenant of salt forever" [2] (with salt symbolizing permanence due to its use as a preservative [3]) and "a statute forever". [4]In midrash, the priestly covenant is one of five everlasting covenants, [5] [6] and can never be taken from Aaron and his descendants.
The Priestly Blessing or priestly benediction (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים; translit. birkat kohanim), also known in rabbinic literature as raising of the hands (Hebrew nesiat kapayim), [1] rising to the platform (Hebrew aliyah ledukhan), [2] dukhenen (Yiddish from the Hebrew word dukhan – platform – because the blessing is given from a raised rostrum), or duchening, [3] is a Hebrew prayer ...
Illustration of priestly breastplate. According to the description in Exodus, this breastplate was attached to the tunic-like garment known as an ephod by gold chains/cords tied to the gold rings on the ephod's shoulder straps and by blue ribbon tied to the gold rings at the belt of the ephod. [1]
Moses, too, performed sacrificial services before the completion of Aaron's consecration, [25] and arguably is once called a "priest" in the Bible, [26] but his descendants were not priests. [27] Since Aaron was a descendant of the Tribe of Levi, priests are sometimes included in the term Levites, by direct patrilineal descent. However, not all ...
The Blessing of Moses is the name given to a prophetic poem that appears in Deuteronomy 33:2–27, where it is presented as a blessing of the Tribes of Israel by Moses. The poem thus shares its theme with the Blessing of Jacob. The Blessing of Moses contains few blessings, most of the verses describing the condition of the tribes at a later ...
Aaron's rod (Hebrew: מַטֶּה אַהֲרֹן) refers to any of the walking sticks carried by Moses' brother, Aaron, in the Torah. The Bible tells how, along with Moses's rod , Aaron's rod was endowed with miraculous power during the Plagues of Egypt that preceded the Exodus .
The high priest is referred to by a number of titles in the Hebrew Bible; the title kohen gadol did not become dominant until well into the Second Temple period. [ 1 ] In addition to the title of "great priest" ( kohen gadol ) [ 2 ] which later became the standard Hebrew title, the term "head priest" ( kohen harosh ) was used, [ 3 ] as was ...