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Priests in Israel’s History |
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Numbers 35:25-28 mentions the death of a high priest. Eah new high priest had to come from the lineage of Aaron. Listed here are the opnes whose stories are told elsewhere in the Bible |
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Priest |
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Aaron |
Moses' brother and first priest |
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Eleazar |
Watched two of his brothers die in a fire from God because they did not follow God's instructions. He obeyed God and became chief leader of the Tabernacle. |
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Phinehas |
Executed a young Israelite idol worshiper and his Midianite mistress to end a plague. He was then promised that his priestly line would never end. |
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Ahitub |
A priest during King Saul's reign |
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Zadok |
A faithful high priest under King David. He and Nathan anointed Solomon as the next king. |
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Ahimaaz |
Carried the message of Absalom's death to King David but was apparently afraid to tell about it. |
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Azariah |
High priest under King Solomon |
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Azariah |
High priest under Uzziah. He rebuked the king for burning incense himself. |
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When Hezekiah became king, he reopened the Temple. Azariah again served as high priest. |
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Amariah |
King Jehoshaphat appointed him to judge religious disputes. |
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Hilkiah |
Found the Book of the Law during Josiah's reign |
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Azariah |
Probably one of the first to return to Israel from Babylon |
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Seraiah |
The father of Ezra |
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