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  2. Ephod - Wikipedia

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    High Priest of Israel wearing the sacred vestments. The ephod is depicted here in yellow. An ephod (Hebrew: אֵפוֹד, romanized: ʾēp̄ōḏ; / ˈ ɛ f ɒ d / or / ˈ iː f ɒ d /) was a type of apron that, according to the Hebrew Bible, was worn by the High Priest of Israel, an artifact and an object to be revered in ancient Israelite culture, and was closely connected with oracular ...

  3. Priestly robe (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    The priestly robe (Hebrew: מְעִיל, romanized: məʿīl), sometimes robe of the ephod (מְעִיל הָאֵפֹוד ‎ məʿīl hāʾēp̄ōḏ), is one of the sacred articles of clothing of the High Priest of Israel. The robe is described in Exodus 28:31-35. It was worn under the ephod. Like all the priestly garments, it was to be made ...

  4. Tetzaveh - Wikipedia

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    The High Priest's ephod atoned for idol worship, as the words of Hosea 3:4, "And without ephod or teraphim," imply that when there was no ephod, the sin of teraphim, that is, idol worship, was found. The High Priest's robe atoned for malicious speech, as the sounding bells of the robe atoned for the sound of malicious speech.

  5. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The miter was the sign of the crown, which exalted the high priest above all earthly kings. Josephus interpreted as follows: [6] The coat symbolized of the earth, the upper garment symbolized heaven, while the bells and pomegranates represented thunder and lightning. The ephod typified the four elements, and the interwoven gold denoted the ...

  6. Biblical clothing - Wikipedia

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    The vestments that were unique to the high priest were the priestly robe, ephod (vest or apron), priestly breastplate, and priestly golden head plate. In addition to the above "golden garments", the high priest also had a set of white "linen garments" (bigdei ha-bad) which he wore only on Yom Kippur for the Yom Kippur Temple service. [20]

  7. Priestly breastplate - Wikipedia

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    Ceramic replica of the High Priest's breastplate. The priestly breastplate or breastpiece of judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites, according to the Book of Exodus.

  8. High Priest of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The high priest is the chief of all the priests; he should be anointed and invested with the priestly garments; but if the sacred oil were not obtainable, [36] investiture with the additional four garments is regarded as sufficient. [37] A high priest so invested is known as merubbeh begadim.

  9. Priestly undergarments - Wikipedia

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    Priestly sash of the High Priest was of linen with "embroidered work" (Exodus 28:39); [5] sashes were made for other priests also. Priestly turban , according to Rabbinic literature that of the High Priest was much larger than that of the priests and wound so that it formed a broad, flat-topped turban; that for priests was wound so that it ...