The High Priest wore a breastplate over his heart with the names of the tribes. The rituals in the Temple made it a place where the people could connect with the divine spirit.

Jesus Connection: For believers, Jesus is our “spotless” Passover “lamb of God” crucified on the eve of Passover when the high priest slays the sacrificial lamb. Read more in Vol. 107.

The Hebrew Bible, although filled with stories of the Kingdom of Israel, there is a lack of information about Israel. The prophet Amos confronted the High Priest Amaziah in the Beit El temple in ...

Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, ... They’re part of the Bible’s original text, and frequently essential to understanding it.

This is Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst’s depiction of Jesus appearing for his trial before High Priest Joseph ben Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin. Van Honthorst lived from 1592-1656. (Courtesy ...