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For this reason, he made him a covenant of peace, a leader of the sanctuary and of his people, so that the dignity of the priesthood would remain with him and with his offspring unto eternity. (Ecclesiasticus 45, 30)
And you shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. (Isaiah 62, 3)
And it happened that, in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama of royal descent, with the nobles of the king, and accompanied by ten men, went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And they ate bread together there, in Mizpah. (Jeremiah 41, 1)
By the purple, and likewise the Royal purple, moth-eaten garments upon them, you will then know that they are not gods. And finally, they themselves are consumed and will be a disgrace in the region. (Baruch 6, 71)
And you were adorned with gold and silver, and you were clothed in fine linen, woven with many colors. You ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And you became very beautiful. And you advanced to royal power. (Ezekiel 16, 13)
And they shall not draw near to me, so as to exercise the priesthood for me, and they shall not approach to any of my holy things, which are near the Holy of Holies. Instead, they will bear their shame and their wicked deeds, which they committed. (Ezekiel 44, 13)
So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood. (Hosea 4, 4)
My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons. (Hosea 4, 6)
Then it happened that, when he was exercising the priesthood before God, in the order of his section, (Luke 1, 8)
according to the custom of the priesthood, the lot fell so that he would offer incense, entering into the temple of the Lord. (Luke 1, 9)
Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood. (1 Timothy 4, 14)
And indeed, those who are from the sons of Levi, having received the priesthood, hold a commandment to take tithes from the people in accord with the law, that is, from their brothers, even though they also went forth from the loins of Abraham. (Hebrews 7, 5)