Aaron the High Priest

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• The High Priest —     The High Priest     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The High Priest     The high priest in the Old Testament is called by various names:     ♦ the priest (Num., iii, 6);     ♦ the great priest (Lev., xxi, 10);     ♦ the head priest (IV Kings, xxv,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Joshua the High Priest — Part of Judaic series of articles on Priesthood in Judaism   …   Wikipedia

• High Priest (Judaism) — Part of Judaic series of articles on Priesthood in Judaism   …   Wikipedia

• High Priest —     The High Priest     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The High Priest     The high priest in the Old Testament is called by various names:     ♦ the priest (Num., iii, 6);     ♦ the great priest (Lev., xxi, 10);     ♦ the head priest (IV Kings, xxv,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• High priest —    Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides those garments which he wore in common with all …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• HIGH PRIEST — (Heb. הַ)כּהֵן הָדֹאשׁ ,הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל ,הַכֹּהֵן), the priest at the head of the priestly affairs. In pre Exilic times the common appellation for the chief priest of a community was the priest (Heb. ha Kohen; e.g., I Sam. 14:19, 36; 21:2–10) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• high priest — 1. a chief priest. 2. Judaism. (from Aaronic times to about the 1st century A.D.) the priest ranking above all other priests and the only one permitted to enter the holy of holies. 3. Informal. a person in a high position of power or influence,… …   Universalium

• high priest — Spokesman for the people to God, and for God to the people. Aaron and his successor Eleazar were precursors of the institution (Num. 27:21 ff.) which is mentioned in Lev. 21:10. He alone was anointed and possessed authority over lay officials. He …   Dictionary of the Bible

• high priest — noun a) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest. Jake was ordained a high priest when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric. b) In the history of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), the male person who was responsible for… …   Wiktionary

• high priest — noun Date: 14th century 1. a chief priest especially of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron 2. a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church 3. the head of a movement or chief exponent of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• AARON — (Heb. אַהֲרֹן), brother of moses and miriam ; founder of the priesthood in Israel. Biblical Information Aaron belonged to the tribe of levi (Ex. 4:14) and was the elder son of amram and jochebed (ibid. 6:20; Num. 26:59; I Chron. 5:29; 23:13). He… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism