Hereditary, descent of office

• Ex 27:21
• Ex 28:43
• Ex 29:9

Consecration of

• Ex 29:1-9

To offer sacrifices

See OFFERINGS

See OFFERINGS

To offer the firstfruits

• Le 23:10
• Le 23:11
• De 26:3
• De 26:4

Pronounce benedictions

• Nu 6:22-27
• De 21:5
• 2Ch 30:27

Teach the law

• Le 10:11
• De 24:8
• De 27:14
• De 31:9-13
• De 33:10

Light the lamps in the tabernacle

• Ex 27:20
• Ex 27:21
• 2Ch 13:11
• Le 24:3
• Le 24:4

Keep the sacred fire always burning

• Le 6:12
• Le 6:13

To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary

• Ne 10:34

Responsible for the sanctuary

• Nu 4:5-15
• Nu 18:1
• Nu 18:5
• Nu 18:7

To act as scribes

• Ezr 7:1-6
• Ne 8:9

Be present at and supervise the tithing

• Ne 10:38

Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle

• Nu 10:2-10
• Nu 31:6
• Jos 6
• 2Ch 13:12

Examine lepers

See LEPROSY

See LEPROSY

Purify the unclean

• Le 15:31

See DEFILEMENT

See DEFILEMENT

Valuate things devoted

• Le 27:8
• Le 27:12

Officiate in the Holy Place

• Heb 9:6

Chiefs of Levites

• Nu 3:9
• Nu 3:32
• Nu 4:19
• Nu 4:28
• Nu 4:33

To act as magistrates

• Nu 5:14-31
• De 17:8-13
• De 19:17
• De 21:5
• 2Ch 19:8

To encourage the army on the eve of battle

• De 20:2-4

Carry the ark of the covenant

Through the Jordan River

• Jos 3
• Jos 4:15-18

In battle

• 1Sa 4:3-5

No part of the land of Canaan allowed to

• Nu 18:20
• De 10:9
• De 14:27
• De 18:1
• De 18:2
• Jos 13:14
• Jos 13:33
• Jos 14:3
• Jos 18:7
• Eze 44:28

Provided with cities and suburbs

• Le 25:32-34
• Nu 35:2-8
• Jos 21:1-4
• Jos 21:13-19
• Jos 21:41

Own lands sanctified to the Lord

• Le 27:21

Tithes of the tithes

• Nu 18:8-18
• Nu 18:26-32
• Ne 10:38

Part of the plunder of war, including captives

• Nu 31:25-29

Firstfruits

• Le 23:20
• Le 24:9
• Nu 18:12
• Nu 18:13
• Nu 18:17

Redemption money

• Le 27:23

Of the firstborn

• Nu 3:46-51
• Nu 18:15
• Nu 18:16

Things devoted

• Le 27:21
• Nu 5:9
• Nu 5:10
• Nu 18:14

Fines

• Le 5:16
• Le 22:14
• Nu 5:8

Trespass money and other trepass offerings

• Le 5:15
• Le 5:18
• Nu 18:9
• 2Ki 12:16

The shewbread

• Ex 25:30
• Le 24:5-9
• 2Ch 2:4
• 2Ch 13:11
• Ne 10:33

Portions of sacrifices and offerings

Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests

• 2Ch 31:4-19

Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiel’ s vision

• Eze 48:8-14

For the sustenance of their families

• Le 22:11-13
• Nu 18:11
• Nu 18:19

The title appears after the institution of the office

• Le 21:10-15
• Nu 3:32

For qualifications, consecration, etc

See under the general topic above, PRIEST, MOSAIC INSTITUTION OF

Vestments of

• Ex 28:2-43
• Ex 39:1-31
• Le 8:7-9

Respect due to

• Ac 23:5

DUTIES OF

Had charge of the sanctuary and altar

• Nu 18:2
• Nu 18:5
• Nu 18:7

To offer sacrifices

• Heb 5:1
• Heb 8:3

To designate subordinate priests for duty

• Nu 4:19
• 1Sa 2:36

To officiate in consecrations of Levites

• Nu 8:11-21

To have charge of the treasury

• 2Ki 12:10
• 2Ki 22:4
• 2Ch 24:6-14
• 2Ch 34:9

To light the lamps of the tabernacle

• Ex 27:20
• Ex 27:21
• Ex 30:8
• Le 24:3
• Le 24:4

To burn incense

• Ex 30:7
• Ex 30:8
• 1Sa 2:28
• 1Ch 23:13

To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath

• Le 24:8

To offer for his own sins of ignorance

• Le 4:3-12

On the Day of Atonement

• Ex 30:10
• Le 16
• Heb 5:3
• Heb 9:7
• Heb 9:22

Judicial

• Nu 5:15
• De 17:8-13
• 1Sa 4:18
• Ho 4:4
• Mt 26:3

To count the people

• Nu 1:3

Officiate at the choice of a ruler

• Nu 27:18
• Nu 27:19
• Nu 27:21

Distribute the plunder of war

• Nu 31:26-29

Benefits of

See PRIEST, BENEFITS OF, above

A second priest, under the high priest

• Nu 3:32
• Nu 4:16
• Nu 31:6
• 1Ch 9:20
• 2Sa 15:24

Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes

• 2Ch 11:13

Zeal of, in purging the temple

• 2Ch 29:4-17

Wickedness of

• 2Ch 36:14

Taken with the captivity to Babylon

• Jer 29:1

Return from the captivity

• Ezr 1:5
• Ezr 2:36-39
• Ezr 2:61
• Ezr 2:70
• Ezr 3:8

Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives

• Ezr 9:1
• Ezr 9:2
• Ezr 10:5
• Ezr 10:18
• Ezr 10:19

Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices

• Ezr 3:1-7

Supervise the building of the new temple

• Ezr 3:8-13

Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the Messiah

• Joh 1:19

Conspire to destroy Jesus

Put on trial and condemn Jesus

• Mt 26:57-68
• Mt 27:1
• Mt 27:2
• Mr 14:53-65
• Lu 22:54-71

Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus be destroyed

• Mt 27:20
• Mr 15:11
• Lu 23:18

Persecute the disciples

• Ac 22:5

Reprove and threaten Peter and John

• Ac 4:6-21
• Ac 5:17-41

Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen

• Ac 6:12-15
• Ac 7

Paul brought before

• Ac 22:30
• Ac 23:1-5

Corrupt

• Jer 23:11
• Jer 23:12
• Eze 22:26
• Lu 10:31

Instances of

Eli’ s sons

• 1Sa 2:12-17
• 1Sa 2:22

Of the captivity

• Ezr 9:1
• Ezr 9:2
• Ezr 10:18-22
• Ne 13:4-9
• Ne 13:13

Zealous

• 1Ch 9:10-13

Priestly office performed by prophets

• 1Sa 16:5