- In Judaism, the
High Priest of
Israel (Hebrew: כהן גדול, romanized: Kohen Gadol, lit. 'great
priest'; Aramaic: Kahana Rabba) was the head of the Israelite...
- The term "
high priest"
usually refers either to an
individual who
holds the
office of ruler-
priest, or to one who is the head of a
religious organisation...
- 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...
-
judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a
sacred breastplate worn by the
High Priest of the Israelites,
according to the Book of Exodus. In the
biblical account...
- The
High Priest of Amun or
First Prophet of Amun (ḥm nṯr tpj n jmn) was the highest-ranking
priest in the
priesthood of the
ancient Egyptian god Amun....
- A
priest is a
religious leader authorized to
perform the
sacred rituals of a religion,
especially as a
mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities...
- כֹּהֵן, kōhēn, [koˈ(h)en], "
priest", pl. כֹּהֲנִים, kōhănīm, [koˈ(h)anim], "
priests") is the
Hebrew word for "
priest", used in
reference to the Aaronic...
- The
Samaritan High Priest is the
high priest (kohen gadol) of the
Samaritan community in the Levant.
According to
Samaritan tradition, the
office has existed...
- (Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ Yēšūaʿ) the
High Priest was,
according to the Bible, the
first person chosen to be the
High Priest for the
reconstruction of the Jewish...
-
Latter Day
Saint movement, a
high priest is an
office of the
priesthood within the
Melchizedek priesthood.
High priests are
typically more experienced...