![]() ![]() There are ordinances also regarding the priests' dress ( Exodus 28:40-43 ) and the manner of their consecration to the office ( 29:1-37 ). Certain laws respecting the qualifications of priests are given in Leviticus 21:16-23. Under the Levitical arrangements the office of the priesthood was limited to the tribe of Levi, and to only one family of that tribe, the family of Aaron. The name first occurs as applied to Melchizedek ( Genesis 14:18 ). ![]() Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the family, as in the cases of Noah ( Genesis 8:20 ), Abraham ( 12:7 13:4 ), Isaac ( 26:25 ), Jacob ( 31:54 ), and Job ( Job 1:5 ). ![]() sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices.Īt first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Bible Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Priest Priest
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