- -  DUTIES OF
......  To offer sacrifices: ...  Le 1:4-17; 2:2,16; 3:5,11,13,16; 4:5-12,17,25,26,30-35;  1Ch 16:40; 2Ch 13:11; 29:34; 35:11-14; Ezr 6:20; Heb  10:11|
......  See OFFERINGS 
......  Had charge of the sanctuary and altar: ...  Nu 18:2,5,7|
......  To offer sacrifices: ...  Heb 5:1; 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; 22:4; 2Ch 24:6-14; 34:9|
......  To light the lamps of the tabernacle: ...  Ex 27:20,21; 30:8; Le 24:3,4; Nu 8:3|
......  To burn incense: ...  Ex 30:7,8; 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; 9:7,22,23|
......  Judicial: ...  Nu 5:15; De 17:8-13; 1Sa 4:18; Ho 4:4; Mt 26:3,50,57,62;  Ac 5:21-28; 23:1-5|
......  To count the people: ...  Nu 1:3|
......  Officiate at the choice of a ruler: ...  Nu 27:18,19,21|
......  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; 4:16; 31:6; 1Ch 9:20; 2Sa 15:24; 2Ki 25:18; Lu  3:2|
......  To offer the firstfruits: ...  Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4|
......  Pronounce benedictions: ...  Nu 6:22-27; De 21:5; 2Ch 30:27|
......  Teach the law: ...  Le 10:11; De 24:8; 27:14; 31:9-13; 33:10; Jer 2:8; Mal  2:7|
......  Light the lamps in the tabernacle: ...  Ex 27:20,21; 2Ch 13:11; Le 24:3,4|
......  Keep the sacred fire always burning: ...  Le 6:12,13|
......  To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary: ...  Ne 10:34|
......  Responsible for the sanctuary: ...  Nu 4:5-15; 18:1,5,7|
......  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; 31:6; Jos 6; 2Ch 13:12|
......  Examine lepers
......  See LEPROSY 
......  Purify the unclean: ...  Le 15:31|
......  See DEFILEMENT 
......  Valuate things devoted: ...  Le 27:8,12|
......  Officiate in the Holy Place: ...  Heb 9:6|
......  Chiefs of Levites: ...  Nu 3:9,32; 4:19,28,33; 1Ch 9:20|
......  To act as magistrates: ...  Nu 5:14-31; De 17:8-13; 19:17; 21:5; 2Ch 19:8; Eze  44:23,24|
......  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; 4:15-18|
......  In battle: ...  1Sa 4:3-5|
- -  BENEFITS OF
......  No part of the land of Canaan allowed to: ...  Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 14:3;  18:7; Eze 44:28|
......  Provided with cities and suburbs: ...  Le 25:32-34; Nu 35:2-8; Jos 21:1-4,13-19,41,42; 1Ch  6:57-60; Ne 11:11,20; Eze 45:1-6; 48:8-20|
......  Own lands sanctified to the Lord: ...  Le 27:21|
......  Tithes of the tithes: ...  Nu 18:8-18,26-32; Ne 10:38|
......  Part of the plunder of war, including captives: ...  Nu 31:25-29|
......  Firstfruits: ...  Le 23:20; 24:9; Nu 18:12,13,17,18; De 18:3-5; Ne 10:36|
......  Redemption money: ...  Le 27:23|
......  Of the firstborn: ...  Nu 3:46-51; 18:15,16|
......  Things devoted: ...  Le 27:21; Nu 5:9,10; 18:14|
......  Fines: ...  Le 5:16; 22:14; Nu 5:8|
......  Trespass money and other trepass offerings: ...  Le 5:15,18; Nu 18:9; 2Ki 12:16|
......  The shewbread: ...  Ex 25:30; Le 24:5-9; 2Ch 2:4; 13:11; Ne 10:33; Mt 12:4;  Heb 9:2|
......  Portions of sacrifices and offerings: ...  Ex 29:27-34; Le 2:2,3,9,10; 5:12,13,16; 6:15-18,26;  7:6-10,31-34; 10:12-14; 14:12,13; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-19; De  18:3-5; 1Sa 2:13,14; Eze 44:28-31; 45:1-4; 1Co 9:13|
......  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 18:11,19|
- -  FIGURATIVE: ...  Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6; 1Pe 2:9; Re 1:6; 5:10; 20:6|
- -  HIGH PRIEST
- -  (Moses did not denominate Aaron chief or high priest)
- -  (The function he served was superior to that of other priests)
......  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; 39:1-31; Le 8:7-9|
......  Respect due to: ...  Ac 23:5|
- -  MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING
......  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; 2:36-39,61,70; 3:8; 7:7; 8:24-30; Ne  7:39-42,63-73; 10:1-8; 12:1-7|
......  Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives: ...  Ezr 9:1,2; 10:5,18,19; Ne 10:28|
......  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: ...  Mt 26:3-5,14,15,47,51; Mr 14:10,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; Lu  22:2-6,50,54,66-71; 23:1,2; Joh 11:47; 19:15,16,18|
......  Put on trial and condemn Jesus: ...  Mt 26:57-68; 27:1,2; Mr 14:53-65; Lu 22:54-71; 23:13-24;  Joh 18:15-32|
......  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; 5:17-41|
......  Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen: ...  Ac 6:12-15; 7|
......  Paul brought before: ...  Ac 22:30; 23:1-5|
......  Corrupt: ...  Jer 23:11,12; Eze 22:26; Lu 10:31|
......  Instances of
......  Eli's sons: ...  1Sa 2:12-17,22|
......  Of the captivity: ...  Ezr 9:1,2; 10:18-22; Ne 13:4-9,13,28,29|
......  Zealous: ...  1Ch 9:10-13|
......  Priestly office performed by prophets: ...  1Sa 16:5|
- -  See HIGH PRIESTS 

- -  CEREMONIES AT CONSECRATION OF
......  Washing in water: ...  Ex 29:4; Le 8:6|
......  Clothing with the holy garments: ...  Ex 29:8,9; 40:14; Le 8:13|
......  Anointing with oil: ...  Ex 30:30; 40:13|
......  Offering sacrifices: ...  Ex 29:10-19; Le 8:14-23|
......  Purification by blood of the consecration ram: ...  Ex 29:20,21; Le 8:23,24|
......  Placing in their hands the wave-offering: ...  Ex 29:22-24; Le 8:25-27|
......  Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration: ...  Ex 29:31-33; Le 8:31,32|
......  Lasted seven days: ...  Ex 29:35-37; Le 8:33|
- -  Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration: ...  Le 8:33-36|
- -  No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated: ...  Le 21:17-23|
- -  Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the office: ...  Ezr 2:62; Ne 7:64|
- -  GARMENTS OF
......  The coat or tunic: ...  Ex 28:40; 39:27|
......  The girdle: ...  Ex 28:40|
......  The bonnet: ...  Ex 28:40; 39:28|
......  The linen breeches: ...  Ex 28:42; 39:28|
......  Worn at consecration: ...  Ex 29:9; 40:15|
......  Worn always while engaged in the service of the tabernacle: ...  Ex 28:43; 39:41|
......  Worn by the high priest on the day of atonement: ...  Le 16:4|
......  Purified by sprinkling of blood: ...  Ex 29:21|
......  Laid up in holy chambers: ...  Eze 44:19|
......  Often provided by the people: ...  Ezr 2:68,69; Ne 7:70,72|
- -  Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services: ...  Ex 30:18-21|
- -  SERVICES OF
......  Keeping the charge of the tabernacle: ...  Nu 18:1,5,7|
......  Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal: ...  Nu 4:5-15|
......  Offering sacrifices: ...  Le 1:1-6:30; 2Ch 29:34; 35:11|
......  Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary: ...  Ex 27:20,21; Le 24:3,4|
......  Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar: ...  Le 6:12,13|
......  Burning incense: ...  Ex 20:7,8; Lu 1:9|
......  Placing and removing show-bread: ...  Le 24:5-9|
......  Offering first fruits: ...  Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4|
......  Blessing the people: ...  Nu 6:23-27|
......  Purifying the unclean: ...  Le 15:30,31|
......  Deciding in cases of jealousy: ...  Nu 5:14,15|
......  Deciding in cases of leprosy: ...  Le 13:2-59; 14:34-45|
......  Judging in cases of controversy: ...  De 17:8-13; 21:5|
......  Teaching the law: ...  De 33:8,10; Mal 2:7|
......  Blowing the trumpets on various occasions: ...  Nu 10:1-10; Jos 6:3,4|
......  Carrying the ark: ...  Jos 3:6,17; 6:12|
......  Encouraging the people when they went to war: ...  De 20:1-4|
......  Valuing things devoted: ...  Le 27:8|
- -  Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance: ...  De 18:1,2; 1Co 9:13|
- -  REVENUES OF
......  Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites: ...  Nu 18:26,28; Ne 10:37,38; Heb 7:5|
......  First-fruits: ...  Nu 18:8,12,13; De 18:4|
......  Redemption-money of the first-born: ...  Nu 3:48,51; 18:15,16|
......  First-born of animals or their substitutes: ...  Nu 18:17,18; Ex 13:12,13|
......  First of the wool of sheep: ...  De 18:4|
......  Show-bread after its removal: ...  Le 24:9; 1Sa 21:4-6; Mt 12:4|
......  Part of all sacrifices: ...  Le 7:6-10,31,34; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-11; De 18:3|
......  All devoted things: ...  Nu 18:14|
......  All restitutions when the owner could not be found: ...  Nu 5:8|
......  A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war: ...  Nu 31:29,41|
- -  Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence: ...  1Ch 6:57-60; Nu 35:1-8|
- -  Might purchase and hold other lands in possession: ...  1Ki 2:26; Jer 32:8,9|
- -  SPECIAL LAWS RESPECTING
......  Not to marry divorced or improper persons: ...  Le 21:7|
......  Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of   kin: ...  Le 21:1-6|
......  Not to drink wine, &c while attending in the tabernacle: ...  Le 10:9; Eze 44:21|
......  Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn: ...  Le 22:8|
......  While unclean could not perform any service: ...  Le 22:1,2; Nu 19:6,7|
......  While unclean could not eat of the holy things: ...  Le 22:3-7|
......  No sojourner or hired servant to eat of their portion: ...  Le 22:10|
......  All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion: ...  Le 22:11|
......  Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their   portion: ...  Le 22:12|
......  Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of   their holy things: ...  Le 22:14-16|
- -  Divided by David into twenty-four courses: ...  1Ch 24:1-19; 2Ch 8:14; 35:4,5|
- -  The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into 24: ...  Ezr 2:36-39; Lu 1:5|
- -  Each course of, had its president or chief: ...  1Ch 24:6,31; 2Ch 36:14|
- -  Services of, divided by lot: ...  Lu 1:9|
- -  Punishment for invading the office of: ...  Nu 16:1-35; 18:7; 2Ch 26:16-21|
- -  On special occasions persons not of Aaron's family acted as: ...  Jud 6:24-27; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 18:33|
- -  WERE SOMETIMES
......  Greedy: ...  1Sa 2:13-17|
......  Drunken: ...  Isa 28:7|
......  Profane and wicked: ...  1Sa 2:22-24|
......  Unjust: ...  Jer 6:13|
......  Corrupters of the law: ...  Isa 28:7; Mal 2:8|
......  Slow to sanctify, themselves for God's services: ...  2Ch 29:34|
- -  Generally participated in punishment of the people: ...  Jer 14:18; La 2:20|
- -  Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others: ...  1Ki 12:21; 2Ki 17:32|
- -  Services of, ineffectual for removing sin: ...  Heb 7:11; 10:11|
- -  ILLUSTRATIVE OF
......  Christ: ...  Heb 10:11,12|
......  Saints: ...  Ex 19:6; 1Pe 2:9|
 
 

PRIMOGENITURE
- -  See FIRSTBORN 
- -  See BIRTHRIGHT 
 
 

PRINCE OF PEACE
- -  See JESUS 
 
 

PRINCESSES
- -  Taught in household duties: ...  2Sa 13:8,9|