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Aaronic priesthood

Also known as Sons of Aaron · Kohanim

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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)
Return
Abishua
Judges
Adaiah son of Jeroham (priest)
Return
Adiel (priest)
Exile
Adna of Harim
Return
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
Return
Bilgah
United kingdom
Bilgah (returnee priest)
Return
Bukki
Judges
Caiaphas
Ministry of Christ
Daniel (descendant of Ithamar)
Return
Delaiah (priestly course 23)
United kingdom
Eber of Amok
Return
Elasah son of Pashhur (priest)
Return
Eleazar (son of Aaron)
Wilderness
Eleazar Avaran
Intertestamental
Eleazar son of Phinehas (returnee priest)
Return
Eli
Judges· 98 yrs
Eliakim (wall-dedication trumpeter)
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Eliashib (high priest)
Return
Eliashib (priestly course)
United kingdom
Eliezer son of Jeshua (priest)
Return
Elijah son of Harim (priest)
Return
Elioenai (wall-dedication trumpeter)
Return
Elioenai son of Pashhur (priest)
Return
Elishama (priest of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Elisheba
Wilderness
Elizabeth
Ministry of Christ
Ezekiel
Exile
Ezra
Return
Gamul (priestly course 22)
United kingdom
Gedaliah son of Jeshua (priest)
Return
Gershom (descendant of Phinehas)
Return
Ginnethoi
Return
Hakkoz (priestly course)
United kingdom
Hanani son of Immer (priest)
Return
Hananiah (wall-dedication trumpeter)
Return
Hananiah of Jeremiah
Return
Happizzez
United kingdom
Harim (priest, sealer)
Return
Harim (priestly course)
United kingdom
Hashabiah of Hilkiah
Return
Hattush (returnee priest)
Return
Helkai
Return
Hezir (priest)
United kingdom
Hilkiah (high priest under Josiah)
Divided kingdom
Hilkiah (returnee priest)
Return
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)
Return
Jahzerah
Exile
Jakim (priestly course)
United kingdom
Jarib son of Jeshua (priest)
Return
Jason (Hellenizing high priest)
Intertestamental
Jedaiah (priestly course)
United kingdom
Jedaiah (returnee priest)
Return
Jedaiah (second returnee priest)
Return
Jehezkel (priestly course 20)
United kingdom
Jehiel son of Harim (priest)
Return
Jehohanan of Amariah
Return
Jehoiada (high priest)
Divided kingdom· 130 yrs
Jehoiada the Aaronite leader
United kingdom
Jehoiarib
United kingdom
Jehonathan of Shemaiah
Return
Jehoram (priest of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Jehozadak
Exile
Jeremiah
Exile
Jeremiah (returnee priest)
Return
Jeshebeab
United kingdom
Jeshua (priestly course)
United kingdom
Jeshua son of Jehozadak (high priest)
Return
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)
Return
Joiakim (high priest)
Return
Joiarib (returnee priest)
Return
Jonathan / Johanan (high priest)
Return
Jonathan Apphus
Intertestamental
Jonathan of Melichu
Return
Jonathan son of Abiathar
United kingdom
Joseph of Shebaniah
Return
Joshua (post-exilic high priest)
Return
Jozabad son of Pashhur (priest)
Return
Judas Maccabeus
Intertestamental
Kallai
Return
Maadiah
Return
Maasai son of Adiel
Return
Maaseiah (wall-dedication trumpeter)
Return
Maaseiah son of Harim (priest)
Return
Maaseiah son of Jeshua (priest)
Return
Maaseiah son of Pashhur (priest)
Return
Maaziah (priestly course 24)
United kingdom
Malchijah (priestly course)
United kingdom
Malluch (returnee priest)
Return
Mattathias
Intertestamental
Mattenai (of Joiarib)
Return
Menelaus (Hellenizing high priest)
Intertestamental
Meraiah
Return
Meraioth (high-priestly line)
Judges
Meremoth (returnee priest)
Return
Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz
Return
Meshillemith
Exile
Meshullam (head of Ezra family)
Return
Meshullam (priest, ancestor of Maasai)
Exile
Meshullam of Ginnethon
Return
Miamin (returnee priest)
Return
Micaiah (wall-dedication trumpeter)
Return
Mijamin
United kingdom
Mijamin (priestly course 6)
United kingdom
Mijamin (returnee priest)
Return
Miniamin (wall-dedication trumpeter)
Return
Nadab (son of Aaron)
Wilderness
Nethanel of Jedaiah
Return
Nethanel son of Pashhur (priest)
Return
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)
Return
Sallu (returnee priest)
Return
Seorim
United kingdom
Seraiah (high priest at the fall of Jerusalem)
Exile
Seraiah (returnee priest)
Return
Shallum (priest)
Divided kingdom
Shammua of Bilgah
Return
Shebaniah (returnee priest)
Return
Shecaniah (priestly course)
United kingdom
Shecaniah (returnee priest)
Return
Shemaiah (returnee priest)
Return
Shemaiah son of Harim (priest)
Return
Simon Thassi
Intertestamental
Uzzi (priest)
Judges
Uzzi of Jedaiah
Return
Uzziah son of Harim (priest)
Return
Zadok
United kingdom
Zadok II (priest)
Divided kingdom
Zadok the young warrior
United kingdom
Zebadiah son of Immer (priest)
Return
Zechariah (priest, father of John the Baptist)
Ministry of Christ
Zechariah (wall-dedication trumpeter)
Return
Zechariah of Iddo (priest of Joiakim)
Return
Zechariah son of Jehoiada
Divided kingdom
Zephaniah son of Maaseiah
Exile
Zerahiah
Judges
Zichri of Abijah
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