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Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Priest'". "Nave's Topical Bible".. 1896.
- BEFORE MOSES
- Melchizedek
Genesis 14:18 ; Hebrews 5:6 Hebrews 5:10 Hebrews 5:11 ; 6:20 ; 7:1-21 - Jethro
Exodus 2:16 - Priests in Israel before the giving of the law
Exodus 19:22 Exodus 19:24 - Called "angel,"
Ecclesiastes 5:6
- Melchizedek
- THE TIME OF MOSES
Exodus 28:1-4 ; Exodus 29:9 Exodus 29:44 ; Numbers 3:10 ; 18:7 ; 1 Chronicles 23:13- Hereditary, descent of office
Exodus 27:21 ; 28:43 ; 29:9 - Consecration of
Exodus 29:1-9 Exodus 29:19-35 ; 40:12-16 ; Leviticus 6:20-23 ; 8:6-35 ; Hebrews 7:21 - Is holy
Leviticus 21:6 Leviticus 21:7 ; Leviticus 22:9 Leviticus 22:16 - Ablutions of
Exodus 40:30-32 ; Leviticus 16:24 - See CONSECRATION OF, above
- Must be without blemish
Leviticus 21:17-23 - Vestments of
Exodus 28:2-43 ; 39:1-29 ; Leviticus 6:10 Leviticus 6:11 ; 8:13 ; Ezekiel 44:17-19 - Don vestments in the temple area
Ezekiel 42:14 ; 44:19 - Atonement for
Leviticus 16:6 Leviticus 16:24 ; Ezekiel 44:27 - Defilement and purification of
Ezekiel 44:25 Ezekiel 44:26 - Marriage of
Leviticus 21:7-15 ; Ezekiel 44:22 - Chambers for, in the temple area
Ezekiel 40:45 Ezekiel 40:46 - Exempt from tax
Ezra 7:24 - Armed and organized for war at the time of the disaffection toward Saul
1 Chronicles 12:27 1 Chronicles 12:28 - Beard and hair of
Ezekiel 44:20 - Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of
1 Chronicles 24:1-19 ; 1 Chronicles 28:13 1 Chronicles 28:21 ; 2 Chronicles 8:14 ; 31:2 ; 2 Chronicles 35:4 2 Chronicles 35:5 ; Ezra 2:36-39 ; Nehemiah 13:30 - Chosen by lot
Luke 1:8 Luke 1:9 Luke 1:23 - Usurpations of office of
Numbers 3:10 ; 16 ; 18:7 ; 2 Chronicles 26:18 - Priests who were not from the sons of Levi were appointed by Jeroboam
1 Kings 12:31 ; 13:33 - See LEVITES
- See MINISTERS
- Hereditary, descent of office
- DUTIES OF
- To offer sacrifices
Leviticus 1:4-17 ; Leviticus 2:2 Leviticus 2:16 ; Leviticus 3:5 Leviticus 3:11 Leviticus 3:13 Leviticus 3:16 ; Leviticus 4:5-12 Leviticus 4:17 Leviticus 4:25 Leviticus 4:26 Leviticus 4:30-35 ; 1 Chronicles 16:40 ; 2 Chronicles 13:11 ; 29:34 ; 35:11-14 ; Ezra 6:20 ; Hebrews 10:11 - See OFFERINGS
- To offer the firstfruits
Leviticus 23:10 Leviticus 23:11 ; Deuteronomy 26:3 Deuteronomy 26:4 - Pronounce benedictions
Numbers 6:22-27 ; Deuteronomy 21:5 ; 2 Chronicles 30:27 - Teach the law
Leviticus 10:11 ; Deuteronomy 24:8 ; 27:14 ; 31:9-13 ; 33:10 ; Jeremiah 2:8 ; Malachi 2:7 - Light the lamps in the tabernacle
Exodus 27:20 Exodus 27:21 ; 2 Chronicles 13:11 ; Leviticus 24:3 Leviticus 24:4 - Keep the sacred fire always burning
Leviticus 6:12 Leviticus 6:13 - To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary
Nehemiah 10:34 - Responsible for the sanctuary
Numbers 4:5-15 ; Numbers 18:1 Numbers 18:5 Numbers 18:7 - To act as scribes
Ezra 7:1-6 ; Nehemiah 8:9 - Be present at and supervise the tithing
Nehemiah 10:38 - Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle
Numbers 10:2-10 ; 31:6 ; Joshua 6 ; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - Examine lepers
- See LEPROSY
- Purify the unclean
Leviticus 15:31 - See DEFILEMENT
- Valuate things devoted
Leviticus 27:8 Leviticus 27:12 - Officiate in the Holy Place
Hebrews 9:6 - Chiefs of Levites
Numbers 3:9 Numbers 3:32 ; Numbers 4:19 Numbers 4:28 Numbers 4:33 ; 1 Chronicles 9:20 - To act as magistrates
Numbers 5:14-31 ; Deuteronomy 17:8-13 ; 19:17 ; 21:5 ; 2 Chronicles 19:8 ; Ezekiel 44:23 Ezekiel 44:24 - To encourage the army on the eve of battle
Deuteronomy 20:2-4 - Carry the ark of the covenant
- Through the Jordan River
Joshua 3 ; 4:15-18 - In battle
1 Samuel 4:3-5
- Through the Jordan River
- To offer sacrifices
- BENEFITS OF
- No part of the land of Canaan allowed to
Numbers 18:20 ; Deuteronomy 10:9 ; 14:27 ; Deuteronomy 18:1 Deuteronomy 18:2 ; Joshua 13:14 Joshua 13:33 ; 14:3 ; 18:7 ; Ezekiel 44:28 - Provided with cities and suburbs
Leviticus 25:32-34 ; Numbers 35:2-8 ; Joshua 21:1-4 Joshua 21:13-19 Joshua 21:41 Joshua 21:42 ; 1 Chronicles 6:57-60 ; Nehemiah 11:11 Nehemiah 11:20 ; Ezekiel 45:1-6 ; 48:8-20 - Own lands sanctified to the Lord
Leviticus 27:21 - Tithes of the tithes
Numbers 18:8-18 Numbers 18:26-32 ; Nehemiah 10:38 - Part of the plunder of war, including captives
Numbers 31:25-29 - Firstfruits
Leviticus 23:20 ; 24:9 ; Numbers 18:12 Numbers 18:13 Numbers 18:17 Numbers 18:18 ; Deuteronomy 18:3-5 ; Nehemiah 10:36 - Redemption money
Leviticus 27:23 - Of the firstborn
Numbers 3:46-51 ; Numbers 18:15 Numbers 18:16 - Things devoted
Leviticus 27:21 ; Numbers 5:9 Numbers 5:10 ; 18:14 - Fines
Leviticus 5:16 ; 22:14 ; Numbers 5:8 - Trespass money and other trepass offerings
Leviticus 5:15 Leviticus 5:18 ; Numbers 18:9 ; 2 Kings 12:16 - The shewbread
Exodus 25:30 ; Leviticus 24:5-9 ; 2 Chronicles 2:4 ; 13:11 ; Nehemiah 10:33 ; Matthew 12:4 ; Hebrews 9:2 - Portions of sacrifices and offerings
Exodus 29:27-34 ; Leviticus 2:2 Leviticus 2:3 Leviticus 2:9 Leviticus 2:10 ; Leviticus 5:12 Leviticus 5:13 Leviticus 5:16 ; Leviticus 6:15-18 Leviticus 6:26 ; Leviticus 7:6-10 Leviticus 7:31-34 ; 10:12-14 ; Leviticus 14:12 Leviticus 14:13 ; Numbers 6:19 Numbers 6:20 ; 18:8-19 ; Deuteronomy 18:3-5 ; 1 Samuel 2:13 1 Samuel 2:14 ; Ezekiel 44:28-31 ; 45:1-4 ; 1 Corinthians 9:13 - Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests
2 Chronicles 31:4-19 - Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiels vision
Ezekiel 48:8-14 - For the sustenance of their families
Leviticus 22:11-13 ; Numbers 18:11 Numbers 18:19
- No part of the land of Canaan allowed to
- FIGURATIVE
Exodus 19:6 ; Isaiah 61:6 ; 1 Peter 2:9 ; Revelation 1:6 ; 5:10 ; 20:6 - HIGH PRIEST
- (Moses did not denominate Aaron chief or high priest)
- (The function he served was superior to that of other priests)
- The title appears after the institution of the office
Leviticus 21:10-15 ; Numbers 3:32 - For qualifications, consecration, etc
- See under the general topic above, PRIEST, MOAIC INSTITUTION OF
- Vestments of
Exodus 28:2-43 ; 39:1-31 ; Leviticus 8:7-9 - Respect due to
Acts 23:5 - DUTIES OF
- Had charge of the sanctuary and altar
Numbers 18:2 Numbers 18:5 Numbers 18:7
- To offer sacrifices
Hebrews 5:1 ; 8:3 - To designate subordinate priests for duty
Numbers 4:19 ; 1 Samuel 2:36 - To officiate in consecrations of Levites
Numbers 8:11-21 - To have charge of the treasury
2 Kings 12:10 ; 22:4 ; 2 Chronicles 24:6-14 ; 34:9 - To light the lamps of the tabernacle
Exodus 27:20 Exodus 27:21 ; 30:8 ; Leviticus 24:3 Leviticus 24:4 ; Numbers 8:3 - To burn incense
Exodus 30:7 Exodus 30:8 ; 1 Samuel 2:28 ; 1 Chronicles 23:13 - To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath
Leviticus 24:8 - To offer for his own sins of ignorance
Leviticus 4:3-12 - On the Day of Atonement
Exodus 30:10 ; Leviticus 16 ; Hebrews 5:3 ; Hebrews 9:7 Hebrews 9:22 Hebrews 9:23 - Judicial
Numbers 5:15 ; Deuteronomy 17:8-13 ; 1 Samuel 4:18 ; Hosea 4:4 ; Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:50 Matthew 26:57 Matthew 26:62 ; Acts 5:21-28 ; 23:1-5 - To count the people
Numbers 1:3 - Officiate at the choice of a ruler
Numbers 27:18 Numbers 27:19 Numbers 27:21 - Distribute the plunder of war
Numbers 31:26-29 - Benefits of
- See PRIEST, BENEFITS OF, above
- A second priest, under the high priest
Numbers 3:32 ; 4:16 ; 31:6 ; 1 Chronicles 9:20 ; 2 Samuel 15:24 ; 2 Kings 25:18 ; Luke 3:2
- The title appears after the institution of the office
- MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING
- Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes
2 Chronicles 11:13 - Zeal of, in purging the temple
2 Chronicles 29:4-17 - Wickedness of
2 Chronicles 36:14 - Taken with the captivity to Babylon
Jeremiah 29:1 - Return from the captivity
Ezra 1:5 ; Ezra 2:36-39 Ezra 2:61 Ezra 2:70 ; 3:8 ; 7:7 ; 8:24-30 ; Nehemiah 7:39-42 Nehemiah 7:63-73 ; 10:1-8 ; 12:1-7 - Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives
Ezra 9:1 Ezra 9:2 ; Ezra 10:5 Ezra 10:18 Ezra 10:19 ; Nehemiah 10:28 - Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices
Ezra 3:1-7 - Supervise the building of the new temple
Ezra 3:8-13 - Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the Messiah
John 1:19 - Conspire to destroy Jesus
Matthew 26:3-5 Matthew 26:14 Matthew 26:15 Matthew 26:47 Matthew 26:51 ; Mark 14:10 Mark 14:11 Mark 14:43-47 Mark 14:53-66 ; 15:1 ; Luke 22:2-6 Luke 22:50 Luke 22:54 Luke 22:66-71 ; Luke 23:1 Luke 23:2 ; John 11:47 ; John 19:15 John 19:16 John 19:18 - Put on trial and condemn Jesus
Matthew 26:57-68 ; Matthew 27:1 Matthew 27:2 ; Mark 14:53-65 ; Luke 22:54-71 ; 23:13-24 ; John 18:15-32 - Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus be destroyed
Matthew 27:20 ; Mark 15:11 ; Luke 23:18 - Persecute the disciples
Acts 22:5 - Reprove and threaten Peter and John
Acts 4:6-21 ; 5:17-41 - Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen
Acts 6:12-15 ; 7 - Paul brought before
Acts 22:30 ; 23:1-5 - Corrupt
Jeremiah 23:11 Jeremiah 23:12 ; Ezekiel 22:26 ; Luke 10:31 - Instances of
- Elis sons
1 Samuel 2:12-17 1 Samuel 2:22 - Of the captivity
Ezra 9:1 Ezra 9:2 ; 10:18-22 ; Nehemiah 13:4-9 Nehemiah 13:13 Nehemiah 13:28 Nehemiah 13:29 - Zealous
1 Chronicles 9:10-13 - Priestly office performed by prophets
1 Samuel 16:5
- Elis sons
- Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Priest'". "Nave's Topical Bible".