Exodus 29:9
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9 and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with (A)sashes and bind caps on them. And (B)the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall (C)ordain Aaron and his sons.
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Numbers 18:7
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7 And (A)you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and (B)that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift,[a] and (C)any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
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- Numbers 18:7 Hebrew service of gift
Leviticus 8:22-28
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22 Then (A)he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. 23 And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and (B)put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 24 Then he presented Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. 25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh, 26 and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one unleavened loaf and one loaf of bread with oil and one wafer and placed them on the pieces of fat and on the right thigh. 27 And he put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them as a wave offering before the Lord. 28 Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 18:5
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5 For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes (A)to stand and minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for all time.
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Numbers 25:13
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13 and it shall be to him and to (A)his descendants after him the covenant of (B)a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.’”
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Numbers 16:40
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40 to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so (A)that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the Lord said to him through Moses.
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Numbers 16:35
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35 And (A)fire came out from the Lord and consumed (B)the 250 men offering the incense.
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Numbers 16:10
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10 and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?
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Numbers 3:10
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10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and (A)they shall guard their priesthood. But if (B)any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”
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Leviticus 8:33
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33 And you shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for it (A)will take seven days to ordain you.
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Exodus 40:15
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15 (A)and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a (B)perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.”
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Hebrews 7:23-28
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23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues (A)forever. 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost[a] (B)those who draw near to God (C)through him, since he always lives (D)to make intercession for them.
26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, (E)holy, innocent, unstained, (F)separated from sinners, and (G)exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, (H)first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this (I)once for all when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints men (J)in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made (K)perfect forever.
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- Hebrews 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times
Hebrews 7:11-14
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Jesus Compared to Melchizedek
11 (A)Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended (B)from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
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Hebrews 5:10
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10 being designated by God a high priest (A)after the order of Melchizedek.
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Hebrews 5:4-5
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4 And (A)no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, (B)just as Aaron was.
5 So also Christ (C)did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,
(D)“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;
Exodus 32:29
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29 And Moses said, “Today you have been (A)ordained for the service of the Lord, each one at the cost of his son and of his brother, so that he might bestow a blessing upon you this day.”
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Exodus 28:40-41
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40 (A)“For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them (B)for glory and beauty. 41 And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall (C)anoint them and ordain them and (D)consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests.
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Exodus 28:1
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The Priests' Garments
28 “Then bring near to you (A)Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, (B)Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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