Aaronic priesthood
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The Aaronic priesthood is the hereditary Israelite priestly order descended from Aaron, responsible in biblical tradition for performing temple sacrifices and overseeing ritual worship.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aaronic priesthood canonical | 10 |
| Levitical priesthood | 6 |
| Aaronic Priesthood | 3 |
| Aaronic priests | 1 |
| Aaronide priesthood | 1 |
| Temple priesthood | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aaronic priesthood Context triple: [First Temple in Jerusalem, governedBy, Aaronic priesthood]
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A.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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B.
Presbyterorum Ordinis
Presbyterorum Ordinis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the life, ministry, and role of Catholic priests in the modern Church.
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C.
Apostolic Succession
Apostolic Succession is the Christian doctrine that ecclesiastical authority is passed down in an unbroken line from the apostles through the laying on of hands in ordained ministry.
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D.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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E.
Vetus Ordo
Vetus Ordo is a Latin term commonly used to refer to the traditional Roman Catholic liturgy as celebrated before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aaronic priesthood Target entity description: The Aaronic priesthood is the hereditary Israelite priestly order descended from Aaron, responsible in biblical tradition for performing temple sacrifices and overseeing ritual worship.
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A.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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B.
Presbyterorum Ordinis
Presbyterorum Ordinis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the life, ministry, and role of Catholic priests in the modern Church.
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C.
Apostolic Succession
Apostolic Succession is the Christian doctrine that ecclesiastical authority is passed down in an unbroken line from the apostles through the laying on of hands in ordained ministry.
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D.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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E.
Vetus Ordo
Vetus Ordo is a Latin term commonly used to refer to the traditional Roman Catholic liturgy as celebrated before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite priestly order
ⓘ
priesthood ⓘ |
| associatedGarment | priestly vestments ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Day of Atonement rituals
ⓘ
animal sacrifice ⓘ burnt offerings ⓘ grain offerings ⓘ guilt offerings ⓘ sin offerings ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Torah ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israel
|
| descentFrom |
Aaron
ⓘ
Tribe of Levi ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Levi
|
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigure |
Aaron
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
atonement
ⓘ
holiness code ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Israelites
ⓘ
Tribe of Levi ⓘ
surface form:
Levites
|
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| lineageRequirement | patrilineal descent from Aaron ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Exodus 28
ⓘ
Book of Leviticus ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus 8
Numbers ⓘ
surface form:
Numbers 18
|
| namedAfter | Aaron ⓘ |
| officeWithin | high priest of Israel ⓘ |
| partOf | Temple service in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religiousBuildingUsed |
First Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
First Temple
Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple
Tabernacle ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| role |
blessing the people
ⓘ
maintaining ritual purity in the sanctuary ⓘ offering incense ⓘ overseeing ritual worship ⓘ performing temple sacrifices ⓘ teaching certain laws to Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Tribe of Levi
ⓘ
surface form:
Levitical priesthood
|
| timePeriod | biblical period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aaronic priesthood Description of subject: The Aaronic priesthood is the hereditary Israelite priestly order descended from Aaron, responsible in biblical tradition for performing temple sacrifices and overseeing ritual worship.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aaronic priests
this entity surface form:
Aaronic Priesthood
this entity surface form:
Aaronic Priesthood
this entity surface form:
Levitical priesthood
this entity surface form:
Levitical priesthood
this entity surface form:
Temple priesthood
this entity surface form:
Levitical priesthood
this entity surface form:
Aaronide priesthood
this entity surface form:
Levitical priesthood
this entity surface form:
Levitical priesthood
this entity surface form:
Aaronic Priesthood
subject surface form:
Benei Hezir
this entity surface form:
Levitical priesthood