Jerusalem priestly families
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Jerusalem priestly families were influential hereditary clans of Jewish priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem and held significant religious and social authority in ancient Judea.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish priestly families
ⓘ
hereditary priestly clans ⓘ religious elite ⓘ social elite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Temple period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Temple period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityType |
religious authority
ⓘ
social authority ⓘ |
| basedIn | Jerusalem Temple precincts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | ancient Judea ⓘ |
| culticCenter | Temple Mount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dressCode | priestly garments during service ⓘ |
| economicRole | recipients of tithes and offerings ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| function |
conducting sacrifices
ⓘ
maintaining Temple purity ⓘ performing daily offerings ⓘ performing festival offerings ⓘ teaching priestly law ⓘ |
| governanceRole |
participation in Temple administration
ⓘ
participation in religious courts ⓘ |
| heritage | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| incomeSource | Temple-related dues ⓘ |
| influenced |
Temple-centered worship
ⓘ
religious life in Judea ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | hereditary officeholders ⓘ |
| location | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipCriteria | descent from Aaron ⓘ |
| powerBase | control of Temple cult ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Jewish religious tradition ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Levites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high priestly family ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | mediation between people and God ⓘ |
| ritualObligations | observance of priestly purity laws ⓘ |
| role |
Temple priests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guardians of Temple ritual ⓘ sacrificial officiants ⓘ |
| scriptureBasis | Torah priestly laws ⓘ |
| socialRole | urban elite of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high status ⓘ |
| statusBasis | genealogical purity ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Israelite priestly families NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second Temple Judaism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Judea ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.