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    noun. a chief priest. a person in a high position of power or influence, especially one who is revered as a preeminent authority or interpreter: the high priest of the young painters.

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    Predecessors of Aaron Even though Aaron was the first high priest mentioned in the Book of Exodus, Louis Ginzberg in Legends of the Jews noted that in legends the first man that assumed the title of high priest of God is Enoch, who was succeeded by Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Melchizedek, Abraham, Isaac and Levi.

    Beside above, who were the chief priests in Jesus day? Joseph ben Caiaphas (c. 14 BCE – c. 46 CE), known simply as Caiaphas (Hebrew: ?????? ???? ????????; Greek: Καϊάφας) in the New Testament, was the Jewish high priest who, according to the gospels, organized a plot to kill Jesus. He famously presided over the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus.

    Additionally, what does high priest mean in the Bible?

    Definition of high priest. 1 : a chief priest especially of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron. 2 : a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church. 3 : the head of a movement or chief exponent of a doctrine or an art.

    Who was the first high priest in the Bible?

    Melchizedek

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