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Priests

First notice of persons acting as - Ge 4:3,4

During patriarchal age heads of families acted as - Ge 8:20; 12:8; 35:7

After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as - Ex 24:5; 19:22

The sons of Aaron appointed as, by perpetual statute - Ex 29:9; 40:15

All except seed of Aaron excluded from being - Nu 3:10; 16:40; 18:7

Sanctified by God for the office - Ex 29:44

Publicly consecrated - Ex 28:3; Nu 3:3

CEREMONIES AT CONSECRATION OF

Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration - Le 8:33-36

No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated - Le 21:17-23

Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the office - Ezr 2:62; Ne 7:64

GARMENTS OF

Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services - Ex 30:18-21

SERVICES OF

Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance - De 18:1,2; 1Co 9:13

REVENUES OF

Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence - 1Ch 6:57-60; Nu 35:1-8

Might purchase and hold other lands in possession - 1Ki 2:26; Jer 32:8,9

SPECIAL LAWS RESPECTING

Divided by David into twenty-four courses - 1Ch 24:1-19; 2Ch 8:14; 35:4,5

The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into 24 - Ezr 2:36-39; Lu 1:5

Each course of, had its president or chief - 1Ch 24:6,31; 2Ch 36:14

Services of, divided by lot - Lu 1:9

Punishment for invading the office of - Nu 16:1-35; 18:7; 2Ch 26:16-21

On special occasions persons not of Aaron's family acted as - Jud 6:24-27; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 18:33

WERE SOMETIMES

Generally participated in punishment of the people - Jer 14:18; La 2:20

Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others - 1Ki 12:21; 2Ki 17:32

Services of, ineffectual for removing sin - Heb 7:11; 10:11

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