Bible Cross References
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Exodus 28:1
"Summon your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Separate them from the people of Israel, so that they may serve me as priests.
Exodus 28:4
Tell them to make a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered shirt, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these priestly garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they can serve me as priests.
Exodus 28:6-30
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"They are to make the ephod of blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen, decorated with embroidery.
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Two shoulder straps, by which it can be fastened, are to be attached to the sides.
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A finely woven belt made of the same materials is to be attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it.
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Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob,
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in the order of their birth, with six on one stone and six on the other.
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Have a skillful jeweler engrave on the two stones the names of the sons of Jacob, and mount the stones in gold settings.
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Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the LORD, will always remember my people.
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Make two gold settings
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and two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and attach them to the settings.
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"Make a breastpiece for the High Priest to use in determining God's will. It is to be made of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
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It is to be square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide.
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Mount four rows of precious stones on it; in the first row mount a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
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in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These are to be mounted in gold settings.
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Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel.
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For the breastpiece make chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
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Make two gold rings and attach them to the upper corners of the breastpiece,
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and fasten the two gold cords to the two rings.
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Fasten the other two ends of the cords to the two settings, and in this way attach them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod.
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Then make two rings of gold and attach them to the lower corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
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Make two more gold rings and attach them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt.
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Tie the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rests above the belt and does not come loose.
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"When Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will wear this breastpiece engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, so that I, the LORD, will always remember my people.
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Put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece, so that Aaron will carry them when he comes into my holy presence. At such times he must always wear this breastpiece, so that he can determine my will for the people of Israel.
Exodus 29:4-37
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"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence, and have them take a ritual bath.
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Then dress Aaron in the priestly garments---the shirt, the robe that goes under the ephod, the ephod, the breastpiece, and the belt.
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Put the turban on him and tie on it the sacred sign of dedication engraved 'Dedicated to the LORD.'
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Then take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.
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"Bring his sons and put shirts on them;
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put sashes around their waists and tie caps on their heads. That is how you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. They and their descendants are to serve me as priests forever.
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"Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of my presence and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
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Kill the bull there in my holy presence at the entrance of the Tent.
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Take some of the bull's blood and with your finger put it on the projections of the altar. Then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
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Next, take all the fat which covers the internal organs, the best part of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar as an offering to me.
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But burn the bull's flesh, its skin, and its intestines outside the camp. This is an offering to take away the sins of the priests.
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"Take one of the rams and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
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Kill it, and take its blood and throw it against all four sides of the altar.
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Cut the ram in pieces; wash its internal organs and its hind legs, and put them on top of the head and the other pieces.
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Burn the whole ram on the altar as a food offering. The odor of this offering pleases me.
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"Take the other ram---the ram used for dedication---and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
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Kill it, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar.
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Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. He, his sons, and their clothes will then be dedicated to me.
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"Cut away the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat covering the internal organs, the best part of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh.
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From the basket of bread which has been offered to me, take one loaf of each kind: one loaf made with olive oil and one made without it and one thin cake.
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Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them dedicate it to me as a special gift.
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Then take it from them and burn it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a food offering to me. The odor of this offering pleases me.
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"Take the breast of this ram and dedicate it to me as a special gift. This part of the animal will be yours.
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"When a priest is ordained, the breast and the thigh of the ram being used for the ordination are to be dedicated to me as a special gift and set aside for the priests.
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It is my unchanging decision that when my people make their fellowship offerings, the breast and the thigh of the animal belong to the priests. This is the people's gift to me, the LORD.
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"Aaron's priestly garments are to be handed on to his sons after his death, for them to wear when they are ordained.
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The son of Aaron who succeeds him as priest and who goes into the Tent of my presence to serve in the Holy Place is to wear these garments for seven days.
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"Take the meat of the ram used for the ordination of Aaron and his sons and boil it in a holy place.
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At the entrance of the Tent of my presence they are to eat it along with the bread left in the basket.
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They shall eat what was used in the ritual of forgiveness at their ordination. Only priests may eat this food, because it is sacred.
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If some of the meat or some of the bread is not eaten by morning, it is to be burned; it is not to be eaten, for it is sacred.
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"Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you.
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Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice, so that sin may be forgiven. This will purify the altar. Then anoint it with olive oil to make it holy.
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Do this every day for seven days. Then the altar will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches it will be harmed by the power of its holiness.
Exodus 39:1-7
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With the blue, purple, and red wool they made the magnificent garments which the priests were to wear when they served in the Holy Place. They made the priestly garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They made the ephod of fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; and gold thread.
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They hammered out sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips to be worked into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red wool.
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They made two shoulder straps for the ephod and attached them to its sides, so that it could be fastened.
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The finely woven belt, made of the same materials, was attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They prepared the carnelians and mounted them in gold settings; they were skillfully engraved with the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.
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They put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:7
He put the shirt and the robe on Aaron and the sash around his waist. He put the ephod on him and fastened it by putting its finely woven belt around his waist.
Leviticus 8:8
He put the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in it.
Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and his followers, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will show us who belongs to him; he will let the one who belongs to him, that is, the one he has chosen, approach him at the altar.
Numbers 17:5-8
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Then the stick of the man I have chosen will sprout. In this way I will put a stop to the constant complaining of these Israelites against you."
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So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a stick, one for each tribe, twelve in all, and Aaron's stick was put with them.
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Moses then put all the sticks in the Tent in front of the LORD's Covenant Box.
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The next day, when Moses went into the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted. It had budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
Numbers 18:1-7
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The LORD said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and the Levites must suffer the consequences of any guilt connected with serving in the Tent of my presence; but only you and your sons will suffer the consequences of service in the priesthood.
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Bring in your relatives, the tribe of Levi, to work with you and help you while you and your sons are serving at the Tent.
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They are to fulfill their duties to you and their responsibilities for the Tent, but they must not have any contact with sacred objects in the Holy Place or with the altar. If they do, both they and you will be put to death.
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They are to work with you and fulfill their responsibilities for all the service in the Tent, but no unqualified person may work with you.
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You and your sons alone must fulfill the responsibilities for the Holy Place and the altar, so that my anger will not again break out against the people of Israel.
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I am the one who has chosen your relatives the Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you. They are dedicated to me, so that they can carry out their duties in the Tent.
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But you and your sons alone shall fulfill all the responsibilities of the priesthood that concern the altar and what is in the Most Holy Place. These things are your responsibility, because I have given you the gift of the priesthood. Any unqualified person who comes near the sacred objects shall be put to death."
2 Samuel 12:7
"You are that man," Nathan said to David. "And this is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'I made you king of Israel and rescued you from Saul.
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Leviticus 2:3
The rest of the grain offering belongs to the priests; it is very holy, since it is taken from the food offered to the LORD.
Leviticus 2:10
The rest of the offering belongs to the priests; it is very holy, since it is taken from the food offered to the LORD.
Leviticus 6:16
The priests shall eat the rest of it. It shall be made into bread baked without yeast and eaten in a holy place, the courtyard of the Tent of the LORD's presence. The LORD has given it to the priests as their part of the food offerings. It is very holy, like the sin offerings and the repayment offerings.
Leviticus 7:7
There is one regulation that applies to both the sin offering and the repayment offering: the meat belongs to the priest who offers the sacrifice.
Leviticus 7:8
The skin of an animal offered as a burnt offering belongs to the priest who offers the sacrifice.
Leviticus 7:32
The right hind leg of the animal shall be given as a special contribution
Leviticus 7:34
The breast of the animal is a special gift, and the right hind leg is a special contribution that the LORD has taken from the people of Israel and given to the priests. This is what the people of Israel must give to the priests for all time to come.
Leviticus 7:35
This is the part of the food offered to the LORD that was given to Aaron and his sons on the day they were ordained as priests.
Leviticus 10:14
But you and your families may eat the breast and the hind leg that are presented as the special gift and the special contribution to the LORD for the priests. You may eat them in any ritually clean place. These offerings have been given to you and your children as the part that belongs to you from the fellowship offerings of the people of Israel.
Leviticus 10:15
They shall bring the hind leg and the breast at the time the fat is presented as a food offering to the LORD. These parts belong to you and your children forever, just as the LORD commanded."
Numbers 5:9
Also every special contribution which the Israelites offer to the LORD belongs to the priest to whom they present it.
Numbers 5:10
Each priest shall keep the offerings presented to him.
Numbers 18:8
The LORD said to Aaron, "Remember that I am giving you all the special contributions made to me that are not burned as sacrifices. I am giving them to you and to your descendants as the part assigned to you forever.
Numbers 18:19
"I am giving to you, to your sons, and to your daughters, for all time to come, all the special contributions which the Israelites present to me. This is an unbreakable covenant that I have made with you and your descendants."
Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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"The priestly tribe of Levi is not to receive any share of land in Israel; instead, they are to live on the offerings and other sacrifices given to the LORD.
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They are to own no land, as the other tribes do; their share is the privilege of being the LORD's priests, as the LORD has promised.
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"Whenever cattle or sheep are sacrificed, the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jaw, and the stomach.
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They are to receive the first share of the grain, wine, olive oil, and wool.
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The LORD chose from all your tribes the tribe of Levi to serve him as priests forever.
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"Any Levite who wants to may come from any town in Israel to the one place of worship
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and may serve there as a priest of the LORD his God, like the other Levites who are serving there.
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He is to receive the same amount of food as the other priests, and he may keep whatever his family sends him.