Kohen (priest)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:priest
gptkbp:biblicalMention gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:blessedBy gptkb:Birkat_Kohanim
gptkbp:cannotMarry gptkb:Chalalah_(profane_woman)
Convert
Divorced woman
gptkbp:cannotServeIf Physically blemished
Ritually impure
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Aaron
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Israeli
Levite
gptkbp:DNAAnalysis Y-chromosome Aaronic line
gptkbp:femaleEquivalent gptkb:Kohenet
gptkbp:firstKohen gptkb:Aaron
gptkbp:hasGenealogy Cohen, Kohn, Kagan, Katz, etc.
Kohen family names
gptkbp:hasSpecialAliyah First aliyah in Torah reading
gptkbp:hasSpecialStatus gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:hereditary Patrilineal descent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kohen (priest)
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Book_of_Deuteronomy
gptkb:Book_of_Exodus
gptkb:Book_of_Leviticus
gptkb:Book_of_Numbers
gptkbp:modernUse Synagogue rituals
gptkbp:plural gptkb:Kohanim
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews
gptkb:Sephardi_Jews
gptkbp:privileges gptkb:Priestly_Blessing
gptkbp:prohibits Cannot enter cemetery (except for close relatives)
Cannot marry divorcee
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:Challah_(priestly_portion)
gptkb:Terumah_(priestly_gift)
Pidyon haben (redemption of the firstborn)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:High_Priest_(Kohen_Gadol)
gptkb:Levi_(Levite)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:responsibility Bless the people
Maintain ritual purity
Perform sacrifices
gptkbp:role Jewish Temple service
gptkbp:symbol Priestly hands (Birkat Kohanim gesture)
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Tribe_of_Levi
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Temple_in_Jerusalem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laws_of_the_Red_Heifer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6