House of Aaron
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The House of Aaron refers to the priestly lineage descended from Aaron in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally responsible for performing sacred rituals and temple service in ancient Israel.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| house of Aaron | 3 |
| house of Levi | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical group
ⓘ
hereditary priesthood ⓘ priestly lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
First Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabernacle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Pentateuch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreFunction |
custody of holy objects
ⓘ
maintenance of sacrificial cult ⓘ performance of sacred rituals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Tribes of Israel other than Levi
ⓘ
non-priestly Levites ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationEvent | ordination of Aaron and his sons ⓘ |
| foundationPlace | wilderness tabernacle ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Aaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
blessing the people
ⓘ
burning incense ⓘ maintaining the altar ⓘ mediating between God and Israel ⓘ priestly service ⓘ ritual purity rites ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ teaching Torah ⓘ temple service ⓘ |
| hebrewName | Beit Aharon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestOfficeHeldByMember | High Priest of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritanceRule | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Levitical laws
ⓘ
Mosaic Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfCategory |
Jewish religious lineages
ⓘ
biblical priesthoods ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aaron the High Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInJudaism | hereditary priestly caste ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Tribe of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Temple period NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical era ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
house of Aaron