ephod
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An ephod is a ceremonial priestly garment from ancient Israelite religious practice, traditionally worn by the high priest and associated with oracular consultation and sacred service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ephod canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial garment
ⓘ
priestly vestment ⓘ religious artifact ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Urim and Thummim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
breastpiece of judgment ⓘ oracular consultation ⓘ sacred service ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical objects
ⓘ
Jewish religious clothing ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
engraved names of the tribes of Israel
ⓘ
onyx stones ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of 1 Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
divinatory consultation
ⓘ
mediation between priest and God ⓘ symbol of priestly authority ⓘ |
| hasPart |
settings of stones
ⓘ
shoulder pieces ⓘ skillfully woven waistband ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageName | אֵפוֹד ⓘ |
| material |
blue yarn
ⓘ
fine linen ⓘ gold ⓘ purple yarn ⓘ scarlet yarn ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Samuel 23
ⓘ
Exodus 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ Exodus 39 ⓘ Judges 8 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine guidance
ⓘ
holiness ⓘ remembrance of the tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Tabernacle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple in Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wornBy |
Aaron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high priest of Israel ⓘ successors of Aaron ⓘ |
| wornOver | tunic ⓘ |
| wornWith |
breastplate
ⓘ
robe of the ephod ⓘ sash ⓘ turban ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.