Bible Verses About Priests

In the course of time Kayin brought an offering to Adonai from the produce of the soil;

and Hevel too brought from the firstborn of his sheep, including their fat. Adonai accepted Hevel and his offering

Noach built an altar to Adonai. Then he took from every clean animal and every clean bird, and he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

He left that place, went to the hill east of Beit-El and pitched his tent. With Beit-El to the west and ‘Ai to the east, he built an altar there and called on the name of Adonai.

He built there an altar and called the place El-Beit-El [God of Beit-El], because it was there that God was revealed to him, at the time when he was fleeing from his brother.

you are to set apart for ADONAI everything that is first from the womb. Every firstborn male animal will belong to ADONAI.

Every firstborn from a donkey, you are to redeem with a lamb; but if you choose not to redeem it, you must break its neck. But from people, you are to redeem every firstborn son.

and you will be a kingdom of cohanim for me, a nation set apart.'These are the words you are to speak to the people of Isra'el."

Even the cohanim, who are allowed to approach ADONAI, must keep themselves holy; otherwise, ADONAI may break out against them."

"You are not to use lightly the name of ADONAI your God, because ADONAI will not leave unpunished someone who uses his name lightly. s

"Remember the day, Shabbat, to set it apart for God.

He sent the young men of the people of Isra'el to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings of oxen to ADONAI.

"You are to order the people of Isra'el to bring you pure oil of pounded olives for the light, and to keep a lamp burning continually.

Aharon and his sons are to put it in the tent of meeting, outside the curtain in front of the testimony, and keep it burning from evening until morning before ADONAI. This is to be a permanent regulation through all the generations of the people of Isra'el.

Speak to all the craftsmen to whom I have given the spirit of wisdom, and have them make Aharon's garments to set him apart for me, so that he can serve me in the office of cohen.

Likewise for Aharon's sons make tunics, sashes and headgear expressing dignity and splendor.

Also make for them linen shorts reaching from waist to thigh, to cover their bare flesh.

Aharon and his sons are to wear them when they go into the tent of meeting and when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they won't incur guilt and die. This is to be a perpetual regulation, both for him and for his descendants.

"Bring Aharon and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.

Bring his sons; put tunics on them;

wrap sashes around them, Aharon and his sons; and put the headgear on their heads. The office of cohen is to be theirs by a permanent regulation. Thus you will consecrate Aharon and his sons.

"Bring the young bull to the front of the tent of meeting. Aharon and his sons are to lay their hands on the bull's head,

and you are to slaughter the bull in the presence of ADONAI at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Take some of the bull's blood, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Take all the fat that covers the inner organs, the covering of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and offer them up in smoke on the altar.