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According to midrash, Jacob chose to tithe his sons, and Levi was the tenth to be counted. [23] According to midrash, Amram the son of Kohath the son of Levi was the spiritual leader of the sons of Jacob during their Egyptian Bondage. [24] Following his death, his post was assumed by his firstborn Aaron.
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 ...
According to many later Jewish sources, the firstborn son in each family served as priests, starting in the period of the patriarchs. [17] Nevertheless, shortly after the Sinai revelation, Aaron and his sons were chosen to be the priests. [18] The exclusive possession of the priesthood by Aaron's descendants was known as the priestly covenant.
Moses anointed and consecrated Aaron and his sons to the priesthood, and arrayed them in the robes of office. [28] He also related to them God's detailed instructions for performing their duties while the rest of the Israelites listened. [ 29 ]
Kohath's son Amram was the father of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. The descendants of Aaron, the Kohanim, had the special role as priests in the Tabernacle in the wilderness and also in the Temple in Jerusalem. The remaining Levites were divided into three groups: Gershonites (descended from Gershon), Kohathites (from Kohath), and Merarites (from ...
Chapters 8–10 describe how Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons as the first priests, the first sacrifices, and God's destruction of two of Aaron's sons for ritual offenses. The purpose is to underline the character of altar priesthood (i.e., those priests with power to offer sacrifices to God) as an Aaronite privilege, and the ...
Aaron Rodgers’ older brother, Luke Rodgers, and his wife, Aimee Rodgers, have welcomed their first child — and his name is a nod to their youngest sibling, Jordan Rodgers. Celebrities Who ...
The pidyon haben (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son [1] is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is "redeemed" with money. The redemption is attained by paying five silver coins to a kohen (a patrilineal descendant of the priestly family of Aaron ), on behalf of one's firstborn son.