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High priest ( kohen gadol ; with definite article ha'kohen ha'gadol , the high priest; Aramaic kahana rabba ) was the title of the chief religious official of Judaism from the early post- Exilic times until the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE. Previously, in the Israelite religion including the time of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah , other terms were used to designate the leading priests; however, as long as a king was in place, the supreme ecclesiastical authority lay with him. The official introduction of the term "high priest" went hand in hand with a greatly enhanced ritual and political significance bestowed upon the chief priest in the post-Exilic period, certainly from 411 BCE onward, after the religious transformations brought about by the Babylonian captivity and due to the lack of a Jewish king and kingdom. The high priests belonged to the Jewish priestly families that trace their paternal line back to Aaron , the first high priest of Israel in the Hebrew Bible and elder brother of Moses , through Zadok , a leading priest at the time of David and Solomon . This tradition came to an end in the 2nd century BCE during the rule of the Hasmoneans , when the position was occupied by other priestly families unrelated to Zadok.1 The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures . 55 (4).
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Jewish high priest and Levite in ancient Judah (the depictions of the Menorah , Table of Showbread and trumpets are inspired by the Arch of Titus ). Kohen Gadol or Kohen ha-Gadol ( Heb. כהן גדול "Great Priest") is the title of High Priest of early Israelite religion and of classical Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem . The high priests belonged to the Aaronic line .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The High Priest ( Heb. כהן גדול kohen gadol ) was the chief religious official of Israelite religion and of classical Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction of the Second Temple .The high priests belonged to the Jewish priestly families that trace their paternal line back to Aaron , the first high priest of Israel and elder brother of Moses .
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Religious official of the Temple in Jerusalem In Judaism , the High Priest of Israel ( ; Aramaic : Kahana Rabba ) was the head of the Israelite priesthood .He played a unique role in the worship conducted in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem , as well as in some non-ritual matters.Like all priests, he was required to be descended from Aaron (the first biblical priest).But unlike other priests, the high priest followed more restrictive laws, wore unique priestly garments, and was the only priest allowed to perform certain ceremonies. The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures . 55 (4).
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Religious official of the Temple in Jerusalem This article is about the position in historic Israel.In Judaism , the High Priest of Israel ( Hebrew : כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל , romanized : Kohen Gadol , lit. ‘great priest’; Aramaic : Kahana Rabba ) was the head of the Israelite priesthood . He played a unique role in the worship conducted in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem , as well as in some non-ritual matters. Like all priests, he was required to be descended from Aaron (the first biblical priest). But unlike other priests, the high priest followed more restrictive laws, wore unique priestly garments, and was the only priest allowed to perform certain ceremonies. The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures . 55 (4).
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head of the israelite priesthood
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