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Chief , chief / chēf/ • n. 1. a leader or ruler of a people or clan: the chief of the village. ∎ the person with the highest rank in an organization: the chi… Jozadak , Jozadak (jō´zədăk), in the Bible, one in the high priests' line who probably never held office, because he was carried away to Babylon. Alternate spe… Sibbecai , Sibbecai or Sibbechai (both: sĬb´əkī, –kā´ī), in the Bible, one of David's guard, noted for his fight with the Philistine giant. He is also called Me… Ezra (Bible priest) , Ezra a Jewish priest and scribe who played a central part in the reform of Judaism in the 5th or 4th century bc, continuing the work of Nehemiah and… Nob , NOB (Heb. נֹב), priestly town in the territory of Benjamin, near Jerusalem. When David fled from Saul's court, he traveled by way of Nob (i Sam. 21ff… 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…
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