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  2. Eli (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    After Yahshua's death, Eli the priest left the tabernacle which Moses erected in the desert and established on Mount Gerizim, and built another one under his own rule in the hills of Shilo (1 Samuel 1:1-3; 2:12-17). Thus, he established both an illegitimate priesthood and an illegitimate place of worship.

  3. List of high priests of Israel - Wikipedia

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    This article gives a list of the high priests (Kohen Gadol) of ancient Israel up to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Because of a lack of historical data, this list is incomplete and there may be gaps. A traditional list of the Jewish High Priests. The High Priests, like all Jewish priests, belonged to the Aaronic line.

  4. Elijah - Wikipedia

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    Map of Israel as it was in the 9th century BC. Blue is the Kingdom of Israel.Golden yellow is the Kingdom of Judah. [20]According to the Bible, by the 9th century BC, the Kingdom of Israel, once united under Solomon, had been divided into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah (which retained the historical capital of Jerusalem along with its Temple).

  5. Priestly divisions - Wikipedia

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    Following the Temple's destruction at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War and the displacement to the Galilee of the bulk of the remaining Jewish population in Judea at the end of the Bar Kochba revolt, Jewish tradition in the Talmud and poems from the period record that the descendants of each priestly watch established a separate residential seat in towns and villages of the Galilee, and ...

  6. Eleazar - Wikipedia

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    The high-priesthood remained in the family of Eleazar until the time of Eli, into whose family it passed. Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, Eleazar's brother. [11] The high priesthood was restored to the family of Eleazar in the person of Zadok after Abiathar was cast out by Solomon. [12] According to Jewish oral tradition, Eleazar was buried in ...

  7. High Priest of Israel - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, the High Priest of Israel (Hebrew: כהן גדול, romanized: Kohen Gadol, lit. 'great priest'; Aramaic: Kahana Rabba) [1] 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.

  8. Heli (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Heli (Greek: Ἠλί, romanized: Ēlí; Eli in the New American Standard Bible) is an individual mentioned in the Gospel of Luke as the grandfather of Jesus. In Luke's genealogy of Jesus, Heli is listed as the father of Joseph (the husband of Mary), and the son of Matthat (Greek: Μαθθάτ). Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ...

  9. Category:Eli (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to Eli, High Priest of Israel. Including the many descendants of the so-called House of Eli. Subcategories.