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  2. List of high priests of Israel - Wikipedia

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    Priestly lists for this period appear in the Bible, Josephus and the Seder Olam Zutta, but with differences. While Josephus and Seder 'Olam Zuta each mention 18 high priests, [4] the genealogy given in 1 Chronicles 6:3–15 gives 12 names, culminating in the last high priest Seriah, father of Jehozadak. However, it is unclear whether all those ...

  3. Priestly divisions - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bible, Aaron had four sons: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. However, Nadab and Abihu died before Aaron, and only Eleazar and Ithamar had sons. [ 1 ] In Chronicles, one priest ( Zadok ) from Eleazar's descendants, and another priest, Ahimelech , from Ithamar's descendants, were designated by David , ruler of the United ...

  4. List of biblical names - Wikipedia

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    Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .

  5. List of ecclesiastical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Here may also be classed the abbreviated forms for the name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost; also for the names of the Blessed Virgin, the saints, etc.; likewise abbreviations used in the administration of the Sacraments, mortuary epitaphs, etc. (to which class belong the numerous Catacomb inscriptions); finally some miscellaneous ...

  6. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    Ecumenical Patriarch [insert name], His All-Holiness, Your All-Holiness. Bishop of Constantinople, with primacy within Orthodox communion; Successor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ: Patriarch: Patriarch [insert name] of [place], Patriarch, His Beatitude, Your Beatitude.

  7. Jehoiarib - Wikipedia

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    There is no indication in the Tanakh that Jehoiarib was High Priest; his name doesn't appear in the list of the Zadokite dynasty (1 Chr. 5:30–40, 6:4–15 in other translations). According to Seder Olam Zuta, he was one of the High Priests of Israel. He succeeded Joash and was succeeded by Jehoshaphat.

  8. Priesthood (ancient Israel) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest priest mentioned in the Bible, Melchizedek, was a priest of the Most High and a contemporary of Abram. [1] The first priest mentioned of another god is Potipherah priest of On, whose daughter Asenath married Joseph in Egypt. The third priest to be mentioned is Jethro, priest of Midian, and Moses' father in law. [2]

  9. List of major biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.