The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...

Most think of the priesthood of the Old Testament strictly in terms of the ... and Aaron’s ordination as high priest. How much farther back? All the way to Adam. Yes! Adam was a priest.

In the Old Testament, priests and kings were anointed, typically by a prophet, for special service to God, and thus a sign of their consecration. St. Cyril of Jerusalem speaks to the matter of ...

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