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Why did God choose Samuel to be a priest since he was not a levite?
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∙ 12y ago
well samuels mother had been asking and praying for a child for many years and because of her perserverence god granted her the gift of a son. so out of gratitude his mother told god that the child was to spend his life learning and growing with the lord, she practically gave Samuel to him.
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Was Caiaphas a Levite?
Caiaphas, according to the New Testament, was a Jewish High Priest, so he must have been from the subsection of Levites called Cohens (the descendants of Aaron, Moses's brother). Since Aaron was himself a Levite, all Cohens are Levites.
What tribe was Eli and Samuel from?
Samuel's family was from Ephraim, but actually Samuel was a Kohathite of the tribe of Levy, not Ephraim. Elkanah, Samuel's father, was from the tribe of Levi, though Samuel's family lived in Ephraim. The Levites had no tribal territory, but dwelt in various cities in Israel. Thus Elkanah was an Ephraimite in the sense that he lived in Ephraim (like a Texan for living in Texas), though tribally he was of Levy. The genealogy list in 1 Chronicles shows that Samuel was a Kohathite Levite, though not of the family of Aaron. Since it appears that Samuel became a priest, it is inferred that Eli, the high priest, adopted him, placing Samuel in the family of Aaron so that he could become a priest."1Samuel:1:1: Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: Verse speaks of Elkanah-- Samuel's father."Genealogy table is in 1 Chronicles 6:1ff: "The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.""Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 35 the son of Zuph,""66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim."Being a Kohathite Levite was not enough qualification for Samuel to act as priest. But since the story in 1 Samuel seems to indicate that Samuel acted as a priest, it must be inferred that Samuel was adopted by a priest to be considered of the family of Aaron. Eli apparently acted as Samuel's father and adopted him. This story indicates that adoption could place a person in a tribe and supports the belief that Christ was of the tribe of Judah by adoption from Joseph his father, though Christ was also a descendant from David (Judah) by his mother Mary. But in any case, there is no commandment in the OT (Tanach) disqualifying the son of a virgin (no human father) from taking the tribe of his mother."
Is Jesus from the tribe of Levi?
Both family trees given in the gospels trace his male line back to David, who was of the Tribe of Judah. Jesus would therefore have been a Judahite. It's fairly likely that Jesus had some Levite ancestry (the tribes had intermarried considerably by that time), though since descent was traced patrilineally he was of the tribe of Judah. His cousin John (son of Elizabeth and Zechariah), on the other hand, was of the Tribe of Levi (Zechariah was a temple priest, an occupation limited to Levites). There's a not-entirely-well-thought-out line of reasoning that goes "Mary's nephew was a Levite, so Mary was a Levite, so Jesus was a union of King (Judah) and Priest (Levi)." However, this doesn't work: John was a Levite because his father was a Levite, and this says nothing about what his mother was. The commonly accepted view is that one of Jesus' lineages in the gospels is that of Joseph (his ancestry legally) and the other is that of Mary (his ancestry biologically), but both of them are clearly within the tribe of Judah.
Was John the Baptist a Levite?
John the Baptist was a layperson in that he was not a priest like his father but more important John was a prophet (Luke 7:26) who prepared the way for the coming of the Messiah (Luke 1:17). Both of John's parents Zechariah and Elizabeth were from the priestly line of Aaron so John the Baptist was also a Levite.
How long was Pope Benedict a priest?
He has been a priest since June 29, 1951, when he was ordained.
Was John the Baptist a Catholic missionary?
At the time of John the Baptist, Christianity was not yet formed. Since John the Baptist was Hebrew, he followed the Hebrew religion. Under the Hebrew religion, people from the Tribe of Levi were Priests. John's father was a Levi and also a priest. Through his bloodline, John would have been a priest, but there is no indication he worked at the temple. However, the Bible does show that John did have a ministry -- though accounts from the Bible show that John's ministry took place outside, in the open. Usually, it would be customary for John, as a Levite, to have worked at the temple, but it is not mentioned if he ever did or not.
Was Joshua a levitical priest?
No. Daniel 1:6 explicitly states that he was of the Tribe of Judah, not a Levite. See also:More about Daniel
Is it a sin to touch the ground in front of the priest then kiss the priest's hand?
it is not sin since he is our fellow brethren in Christ we should not do.
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Where did Samuel Palmisano go to college?
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How long has Samuel Alito been on the supreme court?
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Did St Brendan have a wife?
no he didnt since he was a priest he was NOT allowed to be married or involed with a women.
