moses became the first high priest of israel.
moses became the first high priest of israel.
who became the first high priest of israel?
moses
in christian tradition, jesus is symbolically consecrated as eternal high priest "after the order of melchizedek" () in light of his eternal intercession with god. the position of high priest of israel was abolished with the destruction of the second temple in 70 ce, so attribution of the title of high priest to jesus served as a symbolic continuation of the priesthood. melchizedek is never identified explicitly as a "high priest" (כהן גדול) in the hebrew bible, but a "priest of the most high god" (כהן לאל עליון, ); the aaronic high priesthood had not yet been established (aaron is also never explicitly identified as "high priest"). jesus is nevertheless identified in hebrews as a "high priest (ἀρχιερεύς) after the order of melchizedek." the use of melchizedek as a type of christ is significant because melchizedek was ordained a priest despite not being related to aaron. as jesus was not a descendant of aaron, he would not normally have been eligible to serve as high priest; the "order of melchizedek" emphasizes the precedent for his claim to priesthood.
high priest of israel
the priesthood in ancient israel had a high priest who served in the tabernacle then in the first temple and second temple in jerusalem.









































bullet::::- list of high priests of israel.









































bullet::::- the samaritan high priest is the high priest of the samaritan community.









































section::::ancient world.









































bullet::::- archiereus title of a high priest from ancient greece.









































bullet::::- dastur is a zoroastrian high priest.









































bullet::::- hierophant, the chief priest of the eleusinian mysteries.









































bullet::::- nin or en in cuneiform script, a high priest or priestess of a sumerian city-state's patron-deity









































bullet::::- pontifex maximus from ancient rome.
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