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high priesthood, as per Joshua the High Priest (along with Ezra) being of Zadokite lineage. According to the Bible, Aaron received a perpetual priestly covenant

The Sons of Zadok (Hebrew: בְּנֵי צָדוֹק, romanized: bǝnē Ṣādōq) or Zadokites is a lineage of priests (kohanim) descended from Zadok that is described

live". The fragments found in Cairo in 1897 were originally called the Zadokite Fragments but after the work was found at Qumran, the name was changed

theological and philosophical implications of the newly discovered Gnostic Zadokite scroll fragments. The character of Bishop Archer is loosely based on the

name, some scholars note that it was not uncommon for some members of the Zadokite clan (Sons of Zadok) to take on an unofficial high-priestly role, which

between 66–73 CE). Jason, son of Simon II, 175–172 BCE (the last of the Zadokite dynasty). Menelaus, 172–162 BCE Alcimus, 162–159 BCE It is unknown who

Sadducees (/ˈsædjəsiːz/; Hebrew: צְדוּקִים, romanized: Ṣəḏūqīm, lit. 'Zadokites') were a sect of Jews active in Judea during the Second Temple period

also may have been inserted to give validity to the superiority of the Zadokite priests over the Levite priests. Lebanese Protestant scholar Kamal Salibi

fat and the blood," says the Lord God. Ezekiel belongs to the group of Zadokite priests (1 Chronicles 6:50–53: 1 Chronicles 24:31). Bible portal Israel

Temple in Jerusalem. There, worship was in the hands of priests known as Zadokites, meaning that they traced their descent from an ancestor called Zadok