Dr. H. V. Hilprecht, Professor of Assyrian at the University of Pennsylvania, dreamed that a Babylonian priest, associated with the king Kurigalzu, ( 1300 B.C. ) escorted him to the treasure chamber of the temple of Bel, gave him six novel points of information about a certain broken relic, and corrected an error in its identification.

Ezra, a descendant of Seraiah the high priest, was living in Babylon when in the seventh year (~ 457 BCE ) of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, the king sent him to Jerusalem to teach the laws of God to any who did not know them.

The Nasi's religious authority gradually superseded that of the Temple's high priest ( under the Hasmoneans this was the king ).

Once the 14-year-old king had regained control of the capital and then the whole country, Grindcobbe was tried in the Moot Hall ( on the site of the present-day W H Smith stationery shop, where a plaque commemorates the event ) and adjudged a ' traitor ' alongside John Ball (' the mad priest of Kent ', one of the rebel leaders who had escaped from Smithfield, London to Coventry ) and more than a dozen others.

27th century BC ( circa 2650 – 2600 BC ) ( Egyptian meaning " the one who comes in peace, is with peace "), was an Egyptian polymath, who served under the Third Dynasty king Djoser as chancellor to the pharaoh and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis.

The honors which attach to temporal power hark back to the king ; those which belong to precedence in the priestly office, to the priest.

In several other Sumerian city-states, the ruling governor or king was also a head priest with the rank of ensi, such as at Lagash.

In return for his adherence to God ’ s discipline and speaking God ’ s words, Jeremiah was attacked by his own brothers, beaten and put into the stocks by a priest and false prophet, imprisoned by the king, threatened with death, thrown into a cistern by Judah ’ s officials, and opposed by a false prophet.

First, it was necessary to obtain the divine will of the gods respecting his appointment by means of the auspices, since the king would serve as high priest of Rome.

The word " Messiah " refers to an anointed one, such as a king or priest.

The command of the priest or king and his seal could go far beyond his sight and voice and could survive his death ".

Widewuto ( also Viduutus, Vidvutus, Witowudi, Waidewut ) was a legendary king of the pagan Prussians who ruled along with his elder brother, the high priest Bruteno in the 6th century AD.

1 ) The son of Maaseiah, the " second priest " in the reign of Zedekiah, often mentioned in Jeremiah as having been sent from the king to inquire ( Jer.

* Aristobulus I succeeds John Hyrcanus, becoming king and high priest of Judea, until 103 BC.

* Alexander Jannaeus succeeds his brother Aristobulus I as king and high priest of Judea, until 76 BC.

What this means is that the sacred king or queen is therefore seen to combine both kingship and priesthood within his or her person, even though he or she is often aided by an actual high priest or priestess ( see, for example, the Maya priesthood ).

King Judah Aristobulus II removed from power, while his brother John Hyrcanus II is reappointed king ( ethnarch ) under Roman suzerainty and high priest, until 40 BC.

* Aristobulus II becomes king and high priest of Judea, until 63 BC.

To further develop the Biblical theme in the original series, Salem < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s main computer was named Melchizedek, " the king of Salem " and " priest to the Most High God ".

* Aristobulus II, king and high priest of Judea ( 66 – 63 BC ; assassinated )

* Hyrcanus II, king and high priest of Judea until 40 BC

* The Jewish priest Mattathias of Modi ' in defies the king Antiochus IV's decrees aimed at hellenizing the Jews and specifically defies the order that Jews should sacrifice to Zeus.

* Since the reign of the Seleucid king, Antiochus III, the Jewish inhabitants of Judea enjoy extensive autonomy under their high priest.

By this account Hermes Trismegistus was either, according to the fathers of the Christian church, a contemporary of Moses or the third in a line of men named Hermes, i. e. Enoch, Noah and the Egyptian priest king who is known to us as Hermes Trismegistus, or " thrice great " on account of being the greatest priest, philosopher and king.

His grandfather is a Buddhist priest ; ;

and he, being the eldest, was supposed to be a priest, but he chose to do differently, and one of his brothers is to become the priest.

* Father Paneloux: Father Paneloux is a learned, well-respected Jesuit priest.

In contrast to the humanist beliefs of Rieux, Rambert, and Tarrou, the religious perspective is given in the sermons of the stern Jesuit priest, Father Paneloux.

Thus, a Rabbi, a Catholic priest, and an agnostic might agree that, in this particular case, the best approach is to withhold extraordinary medical care, while disagreeing on the reasons that support their individual positions.

A Goði or Gothi ( plural goðar ) is the historical Old Norse term for a priest and chieftain in Norse paganism.

If oil blessed by the bishop is not available, the priest administering the sacrament may bless the oil, but only within the framework of the celebration.

If the sick person wishes to receive the sacrament of penance, it is preferable that the priest make himself available for this during a previous visit ; but if the sick person must confess during the celebration of the sacrament of anointing, this confession replaces the penitential rite A passage of Scripture is read, and the priest may give a brief explanation of the reading, a short litany is said, and the priest lays his hands on the head of the sick person and then says a prayer of thanksgiving over the already blessed oil or, if necessary, blesses the oil himself.

After the last anointing, the Gospel Book is opened and placed with the writing down upon the head of the one who was anointed, and the senior priest reads the " Prayer of the Gospel ".

Some manuscripts of the Life of Cuthbert, one of Bede's own works, mention that Cuthbert's own priest was named Bede ; it is possible that this priest is the other name listed in the Liber Vitae.

It is the one ordained deacon, priest and then bishop who is understood to hold the fullness of the ( ministerial ) priesthood, given responsibility by Christ to govern, teach and sanctify the Body of Christ, members of the Faithful.

The bishops in the 2nd century are defined also as the only clergy to whom the ordination to priesthood ( presbyterate ) and diaconate is entrusted: " a priest ( presbyter ) lays on hands, but does not ordain.

John Painter states that phrase " who was called Christ " is used by Josephus in this passage " by way of distinguishing him from others of the same name such as the high priest Jesus son of Damneus, or Jesus son of Gamaliel " both having been mentioned by Josephus in this context.

* Manasseh ( High Priest ), the ancestor of a priest named Jonathan, mentioned in the Book of Judges as being the son of Gershom, son of Manasseh

Documents first mentioned and discovered by Taiseki-ji priest Nikkyo in 1488 claimed that Nichiren passed full authority “ to Nikkō alone.

First mentioned on July 25, 1726, when parish priest of Holy Trinity Church at Będzin noted a woman named Anna Lisowa from Dąbrowa.

The ancient Greeks used the fork as a serving utensil, and it is also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the Book of I Samuel 2: 13 (" The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest ’ s servant came, while the fresh flesh was boiling, with a fork of three teeth in his hand ...").

) A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1

He is also mentioned in some of the earliest monuments from Lagash as arbitrating a border dispute between Lugal-sha-engur, ensi ( high priest or governor ) of Lagash, and the ensi of their main rival, the neighbouring town of Umma.

The name Cinyras does not appear again until he is mentioned by Pindar as " beloved of Apollo ," and the priest of Aphrodite.

A priest is first mentioned in the manor of Harefield in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ).

The fields and other holdings belonging to Nephthys's temple were under the authority of two Nephthys-prophets ( named Penpmer and Merybarse ) and one ( mentioned ) wa ' ab priest of the goddess.

Sarducci, a chain-smoking priest with tinted eyeglasses, works in the United States as gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper L ' Osservatore Romano ( sometimes mentioned as The Vatican Enquirer, a take-off of the tabloid The National Enquirer ).

** The priest offers the host, holding it on the paten at breast level and praying that, although he is unworthy, God may accept " this spotless host ( or victim, the basic meaning of hostia in Latin ) for his own innumerable sins, offences and neglects, for all those present, and for all faithful Christians living and dead, that it may avail unto salvation of himself and those mentioned.

* Solemn or High Mass ( Latin: Missa solemnis ): offered by a priest accompanied by a deacon and subdeacon and the other ministers mentioned above.

Titles in the Bajoran religion include a " Prylar " ( roughly equivalent to a Christian monk ), " Ranjen " ( a rank falling between Prylars and the next rank, and responsible for a variety of tasks ), " Mylar " ( priest or minister, mentioned in " Ties of Blood and Water "), " Vedek " ( cardinal, bishop ) and " Kai " ( equivalent to the pope in Roman Catholic theology or Patriarch in the Eastern Orthodox theology ).

Zipporah or Tzipora ( or ; ; Sephora ; Ṣaffūrah or Safrawa ; " bird ") is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel / Jethro, the priest or prince of Midian.

The name Plitvice was first mentioned in a written document in 1777 by Dominik Vukasović, the priest of Otočac.

Church of SS Peter & Paul, AstonAston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as " Estone ", having a mill, a priest and therefore probably a church, woodland and ploughland.

A St Mary's Chapel is mentioned in a 1548 document which states that it was founded by Sir Henry Tyes, Knight Lord of the Manor of Alverton who gave a £ 4 stipend for a priest.

The name Chodzies is mentioned with that of the priest of the local Catholic parish.

In the early 17th century, the advantages of local mineral water were discovered by Krzeszowice parish priest, reverend Bernard Bocheński, who mentioned it in the 1625 parish records.

In addition, if a Solemnity or feast that outranks a Sunday of Ordinary time, such as those mentioned above, should occur during the week, a priest celebrating Mass with a congregation may observe the solemnity on a nearby Sunday.

An Anglo-Saxon will made in about 960 is witnessed by Elfsies, priest of Croydon ; and the church is also mentioned in Domesday Book.

Two freeman ( sochemannus ), thirteen villagers ( villanus ), two smallholders ( bordarius ) and a priest are mentioned and, assuming that these were the heads of eighteen households, the population of Calverton in 1086 was perhaps around seventy persons.