Judaism, the presumption of priestly descent is the presumption that a Jewish man is a priest (kohen), based not on genealogical records of descent from Aaron...

daughter of a non-priest who married a priest took on the same rights as an unmarried daughter of a priest. Presumption of priestly descent 24 Priestly divisions...

The priestly sash or girdle (Hebrew אַבְנֵט‎ avnet) was part of the ritual garments worn by Jewish high priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem...

The priestly breastplate or breastpiece of judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites, according...

ancient Judea. The 24 priestly divisions are first listed in 1 Chronicles 24. 1 Chronicles 24 refers to these priests as "descendants of Aaron." According...

The presumption of priestly descent is used to help identify kohanim. Other Jews are commanded to respect the priesthood in certain ways. One of these...

According to rabbinic literature, the priestly court consisted solely of priests of verified patrilineal descent from Aaron ("Kohanim meyuchashim"), while...

himself, until proven otherwise (see Presumption of priestly descent). A law is de'oraita (Aramaic: דאורייתא, "of the Torah," i.e. scriptural) if it was...

visible, being entirely hidden by the priestly tunic. The biblical commandment instituting their use is found in the Book of Exodus 28:42: You shall also make...

The priestly tunic (Hebrew: כֻּתֹּנֶת kutonet) was as an undergarment or shirt worn by the High Priest and priests when they served in the Tabernacle and...

Spies, even though it is recorded (immediately) afterwards. Presumption of priestly descent Aharon HaLevi (1958). Sefer ha-Chinuch (in Hebrew). Jerusalem...

The priestly turban or mitre (Hebrew: מִצְנֶפֶת, romanized: miṣnep̄eṯ) was the head covering worn by the High Priest of Israel when he served in the Tabernacle...

experiences a vision given to him by an angel of the Lord in which the restoration and cleansing of Joshua's priestly duties are affirmed. Included in the visions...

covenant consisted of their exclusive right to serve in the Temple, and to consume sacrificial offerings and receive other priestly gifts. In the Torah...

matrilineal descent, membership in the Jewish Kohanim caste has been determined by patrilineal descent (see Presumption of priestly descent). Modern Kohanim...

The priestly robe (Hebrew: מְעִיל, romanized: məʿil), sometimes robe of the ephod (מְעִיל הָאֵפֹוד məʿil hāʾēp̄oḏ), is one of the sacred articles of clothing...

of Israel, where most of the Ethiopian Jewish people now live. The high priest (ሊቀ ካህን liqa kahən, plural ሊቃነ ካህናት liqanä kahhənat) is the leader of the...

to consume some of the priestly gifts, and an increased value for her ketubah. In the Bible, both Joseph and Moses married daughters of non-Jewish (Egyptian...

The skin of the animal, however, was not burnt but given to the priests respective of their priestly division. These skins are listed as one of the twenty-four...

The Priestly Code (in Hebrew Torat Kohanim, תורת כהנים) is the name given, by academia, to the body of laws expressed in the Torah which do not form part...

and priestly ritual. In the Books of Samuel and Books of Chronicles, David is described as wearing an ephod when dancing in the presence of the Ark of the...

"Twenty-four priestly gifts were presented to the Kohanim—twelve in the Temple and twelve throughout the borders. ...the remnants of the log of oil of the leper...

return Judah to the worship of Yahweh, God of Israel. Hilkiah may have been the same Hilkiah who was the father of Jeremiah of Libnah. As such, he would...

inner voice of elevated thought." Ephod Priestly breastplate Priestly robe (Judaism) Priestly sash Priestly tunic Priestly turban Priestly undergarments...

A terumah (Hebrew: תְּרוּמָה), the priestly dues or heave offering, is a type of offering in Judaism. The word is generally used for offerings to God...

grain offering, or gift offering (Biblical Hebrew: מנחה, minkhah), is a type of Biblical sacrifice, specifically a sacrifice that did not include sacrificial...

alongside Ahimelech devising a schedule of priestly service to support David's preparations for the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Zadok's sons...

devotion of real estate is considered one of the four priestly gifts that is divided among the serving priestly division (mishmar kehuna), while tangible...

various other areas of Torah law: arakhin, priestly gifts, cleanliness, general Torah instruction, midrash, halacha, and proper reading of the Torah. In Leviticus...

or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests. The priestly prohibition on marrying divorcees is already known...