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.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite priestly order
→
priesthood → |
| associatedGarment |
priestly vestments
→
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| associatedLanguage |
Hebrew
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| associatedRitual |
Day of Atonement rituals
→
animal sacrifice → burnt offerings → grain offerings → guilt offerings → sin offerings → |
| basedOn |
Hebrew Bible
→
Torah → |
| countryOfOrigin |
ancient Israel
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| descentFrom |
Aaron
→
tribe of Levi → |
| genderRestriction |
male
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| hasBiblicalFigure |
Aaron
→
Moses → |
| hasConcept |
atonement
→
holiness code → ritual purity → sacrifice → |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Israelites
→
Levites → |
| hereditary |
true
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| lineageRequirement |
patrilineal descent from Aaron
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| mentionedIn |
Exodus 28
→
Leviticus 8 → Numbers 18 → |
| namedAfter |
Aaron
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|
| officeWithin |
high priest of Israel
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|
| partOf |
Temple service in Jerusalem
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| religiousBuildingUsed |
First Temple
→
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 |
Levitical priesthood
→
|
| timePeriod |
biblical period
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Levi
("Levitical priesthood")
→
Tribe of Levi → |
associatedWith |
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Yahwism
("Levitical priesthood")
→
Yahwism ("Temple priesthood") → |
hasInstitution |
|
Community of Christ
("Aaronic Priesthood")
→
Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ("Aaronic Priesthood") → |
priesthoodStructure |
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Priesthood of Jesus
("Levitical priesthood")
→
Priesthood of Jesus → |
surpasses |
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Holy Place
("Aaronic priests")
→
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accessRestrictedTo |
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Priestly code
("Aaronide priesthood")
→
|
associatedWithGroup |
|
First Temple in Jerusalem
→
|
governedBy |
|
Priesthood of Jesus
→
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interpretsOldTestament |