The lineage of this group is held to originate with an investiture ceremony described in Exodus, Numbers, and Leviticus, with passages in Numbers describing the transfer of authority to Eleazar.
Frank Moore Cross attempted a reconstruction of this group's lineage over the course of 800 years, and Julius Wellhausen used the information contained in Chronicles to further constrain the time during which this group's traditions originated. According to Nehemiah, these people worked in one-week shifts, while Exodus dictated that these people wore a tunic decorated with twelve jewels and two stones. In one tradition, a high administrative official within this group had the title of ha-segan, while Kings repeatedly refers to leaders of this group as ha-gadol, and members of this group made use of oracular objects called "Urim" and "Thummim," which were sewn into their efod. The lineage of this group is held to originate with an investiture ceremony described in Exodus, Numbers, and Leviticus, with passages in Numbers describing the transfer of authority to Eleazar. Traditionally held to have originated with Moses' brother Aaron, for 10 points, identify this group, a subset of the Levites who made up the Jewish priesthood.
Frank Moore Cross attempted a reconstruction of this group's lineage over the course of 800 years, and Julius Wellhausen used the information contained in Chronicles to further constrain the time during which this group's traditions originated.
kohen or kohanim [prompt on Jewish priests before the end; prompt on Levites before mentioned]