priestly-line
Aaronic priesthood
Also known as Sons of Aaron · Kohanim
About
The priestly line within Levi, restricted to the male descendants of Aaron. Held the exclusive right to officiate at the altar; from this line came the high priest.
Members 173
Aaron♂
Wilderness· 123 yrs
Abiathar♂
United kingdom
Abihu♂
Wilderness
Abijah (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Abijah (returnee priest)♂
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Abishua♂
Judges
Adaiah son of Jeroham (priest)♂
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Adiel (priest)♂
Exile
Adna of Harim♂
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Ahimaaz son of Zadok♂
United kingdom
Ahimelech♂
United kingdom
Ahitub (father of Zadok II)♂
Divided kingdom
Ahitub (father of Zadok)♂
United kingdom
Alcimus♂
Intertestamental
Amariah (chief priest under Jehoshaphat)♂
Divided kingdom
Amariah (returnee priest)♂
Return
Amariah (son of Meraioth)♂
Judges
Amok♂
Return
Ananias son of Nedebaeus (high priest)♂
Apostolic
Annas♂
Ministry of Christ
Azariah (father of Seraiah)♂
Divided kingdom
Azariah (priest in the temple of Solomon)♂
Divided kingdom
Azariah (priest under Solomon)♂
United kingdom
Azariah son of Hilkiah♂
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Bilgah♂
United kingdom
Bilgah (returnee priest)♂
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Bukki♂
Judges
Caiaphas♂
Ministry of Christ
Daniel (descendant of Ithamar)♂
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Delaiah (priestly course 23)♂
United kingdom
Eber of Amok♂
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Elasah son of Pashhur (priest)♂
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Eleazar (son of Aaron)♂
Wilderness
Eleazar Avaran♂
Intertestamental
Eleazar son of Phinehas (returnee priest)♂
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Eli♂
Judges· 98 yrs
Eliakim (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Eliashib (high priest)♂
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Eliashib (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Eliezer son of Jeshua (priest)♂
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Elijah son of Harim (priest)♂
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Elioenai (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Elioenai son of Pashhur (priest)♂
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Elishama (priest of Jehoshaphat)♂
Divided kingdom
Elisheba♀
Wilderness
Elizabeth♀
Ministry of Christ
Ezekiel♂
Exile
Ezra♂
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Gamul (priestly course 22)♂
United kingdom
Gedaliah son of Jeshua (priest)♂
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Gershom (descendant of Phinehas)♂
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Ginnethoi♂
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Hakkoz (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Hanani son of Immer (priest)♂
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Hananiah (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Hananiah of Jeremiah♂
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Happizzez♂
United kingdom
Harim (priest, sealer)♂
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Harim (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Hashabiah of Hilkiah♂
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Hattush (returnee priest)♂
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Helkai♂
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Hezir (priest)♂
United kingdom
Hilkiah (high priest under Josiah)♂
Divided kingdom
Hilkiah (returnee priest)♂
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Hophni♂
Judges
Huppah♂
United kingdom
Ichabod♂
Judges
Immer (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Ishmael son of Pashhur (priest)♂
Return
Ithamar♂
Wilderness
Jachin (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Jaddua (high priest)♂
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Jahzerah♂
Exile
Jakim (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Jarib son of Jeshua (priest)♂
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Jason (Hellenizing high priest)♂
Intertestamental
Jedaiah (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Jedaiah (returnee priest)♂
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Jedaiah (second returnee priest)♂
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Jehezkel (priestly course 20)♂
United kingdom
Jehiel son of Harim (priest)♂
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Jehohanan of Amariah♂
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Jehoiada (high priest)♂
Divided kingdom· 130 yrs
Jehoiada the Aaronite leader♂
United kingdom
Jehoiarib♂
United kingdom
Jehonathan of Shemaiah♂
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Jehoram (priest of Jehoshaphat)♂
Divided kingdom
Jehozadak♂
Exile
Jeremiah♂
Exile
Jeremiah (returnee priest)♂
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Jeshebeab♂
United kingdom
Jeshua (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Jeshua son of Jehozadak (high priest)♂
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Johanan (high-priestly line)♂
Divided kingdom
John Gaddi♂
Intertestamental
John Hyrcanus I♂
Intertestamental
John the Baptist♂
Ministry of Christ
Joiada (high priest of post-exile)♂
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Joiakim (high priest)♂
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Joiarib (returnee priest)♂
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Jonathan / Johanan (high priest)♂
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Jonathan Apphus♂
Intertestamental
Jonathan of Melichu♂
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Jonathan son of Abiathar♂
United kingdom
Joseph of Shebaniah♂
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Joshua (post-exilic high priest)♂
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Jozabad son of Pashhur (priest)♂
Return
Judas Maccabeus♂
Intertestamental
Kallai♂
Return
Maadiah♂
Return
Maasai son of Adiel♂
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Maaseiah (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Maaseiah son of Harim (priest)♂
Return
Maaseiah son of Jeshua (priest)♂
Return
Maaseiah son of Pashhur (priest)♂
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Maaziah (priestly course 24)♂
United kingdom
Malchijah (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Malluch (returnee priest)♂
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Mattathias♂
Intertestamental
Mattenai (of Joiarib)♂
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Menelaus (Hellenizing high priest)♂
Intertestamental
Meraiah♂
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Meraioth (high-priestly line)♂
Judges
Meremoth (returnee priest)♂
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Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz♂
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Meshillemith♂
Exile
Meshullam (head of Ezra family)♂
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Meshullam (priest, ancestor of Maasai)♂
Exile
Meshullam of Ginnethon♂
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Miamin (returnee priest)♂
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Micaiah (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Mijamin♂
United kingdom
Mijamin (priestly course 6)♂
United kingdom
Mijamin (returnee priest)♂
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Miniamin (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Nadab (son of Aaron)♂
Wilderness
Nethanel of Jedaiah♂
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Nethanel son of Pashhur (priest)♂
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Obadiah (priest, sealer)♂
Return
Onias III♂
Intertestamental
Pashhur son of Immer♂
Divided kingdom
Pethahiah (priestly course 19)♂
United kingdom
Phinehas (son of Eleazar)♂
Wilderness
Phinehas (son of Eli)♂
Judges
Piltai♂
Return
Rehum (returnee priest)♂
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Sallu (returnee priest)♂
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Seorim♂
United kingdom
Seraiah (high priest at the fall of Jerusalem)♂
Exile
Seraiah (returnee priest)♂
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Shallum (priest)♂
Divided kingdom
Shammua of Bilgah♂
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Shebaniah (returnee priest)♂
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Shecaniah (priestly course)♂
United kingdom
Shecaniah (returnee priest)♂
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Shemaiah (returnee priest)♂
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Shemaiah son of Harim (priest)♂
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Simon Thassi♂
Intertestamental
Uzzi (priest)♂
Judges
Uzzi of Jedaiah♂
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Uzziah son of Harim (priest)♂
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Zadok♂
United kingdom
Zadok II (priest)♂
Divided kingdom
Zadok the young warrior♂
United kingdom
Zebadiah son of Immer (priest)♂
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Zechariah (priest, father of John the Baptist)♂
Ministry of Christ
Zechariah (wall-dedication trumpeter)♂
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Zechariah of Iddo (priest of Joiakim)♂
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Zechariah son of Jehoiada♂
Divided kingdom
Zephaniah son of Maaseiah♂
Exile
Zerahiah♂
Judges
Zichri of Abijah♂
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