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High Priest , HIGH PRIEST (Heb. הַ)כּהֵן הָדֹאשׁ ,הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל ,הַכֹּהֵן)), the priest at the head of the priestly affairs. In pre-Exilic times the common ap… Hieratic , hieratic •achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, Asiatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocratic… hartebeest , har·te·beest / ˈhärtəˌbēst; ˈhärt-/ • n. a large African antelope (genera Alcelaphus, Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros) with a long head and sloping back,… East , east / ēst/ • n. (usu. the east) 1. the direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a p… Priest , Priest
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The kohanim (sing., kohen) are a hereditary class whose special responsibility was the performance of the cultic ceremonies of the Jeru… Unction , ANOINTING . The anointing of persons and objects with oil was widespread in ancient Israel and its environment for both practical and symbolical reas…
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