Aaronites
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The Aaronites were a priestly clan in ancient Israel, descended from Aaron and responsible for performing sacred rituals and temple service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aaronites canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite priesthood
ⓘ
biblical group ⓘ priestly clan ⓘ |
| centralSanctuary |
Tabernacle
ⓘ
Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israel
|
| didNotReceive | territorial tribal allotment ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| exclusiveRight |
entering the Holy Place
ⓘ
offering sacrifices on the altar ⓘ performing the priestly blessing ⓘ wearing priestly garments ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Aaron
ⓘ
Levi ⓘ |
| inheritanceRule | priestly office passed through male line ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| legalStatus | hereditary priesthood ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| namedAfter | Aaron ⓘ |
| receivedPortion |
portions of sacrifices
ⓘ
tithes from the people ⓘ |
| religion |
Judaism
ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guarding ritual purity
ⓘ
mediating between God and Israel ⓘ performing atonement rituals ⓘ |
| restriction |
marriage regulations
ⓘ
prohibition on contact with corpses (with limited exceptions) ⓘ subject to purity laws ⓘ |
| role |
blessing the people
ⓘ
burnt offerings ⓘ incense offering ⓘ maintaining sacred objects ⓘ priestly service ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ teaching the law ⓘ temple service ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Torah ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Tribe of Levi
ⓘ
surface form:
Levites
|
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
ⓘ
Iron Age Levant ⓘ Jerusalem in the Second Temple period ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple period
|
| tribalAssociation | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.