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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 ...
He fled to David (reigned c. 1003–970 BCE) at Keilah, taking with him the ephod and other priestly regalia. [4] Rabbinical literature that linked the later extermination of the male descendants of David with the priests of Nob, also link the survival of David's descendant Joash with that of Abiathar. [5] [6]
At this time David was shown to have access to YHWH through the oracle (before the arrival of Abiathar and the ephod), so he inquired YHWH twice, once on his own initiative and a second time to calm his men's uncertainty, for David was given an encouraging response and an assurance of divine participation (verse 5). [17]
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 ...
The subsection about David's first wife was very repetitive, and inconsistent in manner of reference to Bible verses (sometimes in line, sometimes as footnotes). I reworded it to remove redundancy, inconsistency and occasional non-idiomatic usage. I believe I did not change the meaning. One question: David is said to have worn a "linen ephod".
The ultraconservative 1776 Sons of Liberty want Donald Trump reelected. The grassroots group says he will save the nation from Joe Biden, migrants, gun limits and liberals.
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]
The Providence Journal asked David, a former vice president at the Rhode Island Foundation who's now a consultant and student at Harvard Divinity School, to break down how the concept works.