Luke 1:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s turn before God,

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:19

This was the appointed order of their service when they functioned in the house of the Lord according to the precepts given them by Aaron, their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him. Other Levites.

1 Chronicles 24:2

Nadab and Abihu died before their father, leaving no sons; therefore only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

2 Chronicles 11:14

for the Levites left their assigned pasture lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons rejected them as priests of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 31:19

The sons of Aaron, the priests who lived on the lands attached to their cities, had in every city men designated by name to distribute portions to every male of the priests and to every Levite listed in the family records.

2 Chronicles 31:2

Hezekiah re-established the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their former divisions, assigning to each priest and Levite his proper service, whether in regard to burnt offerings or communion offerings, thanksgiving or praise, or ministering in the gates of the encampment of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 8:14

And according to the ordinance of David his father he appointed the various divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites according to their functions of praise and attendance upon the priests, as the daily duty required. The gatekeepers by their divisions stood guard at each gate, since such was the command of David, the man of God.

Ezra 6:18

Finally, they set up the priests in their classes and the Levites in their divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem, as is prescribed in the book of Moses. The Passover.

Exodus 28:1

Have your brother Aaron, and with him his sons, brought to you, from among the Israelites, that they may be my priests: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

Exodus 28:41

With these you shall clothe your brother Aaron and his sons. Anoint and install them, consecrating them as my priests.

Exodus 29:1

This is the rite you shall perform in consecrating them as my priests. Procure a young bull and two unblemished rams.

Exodus 29:44

Thus I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar, just as I also consecrate Aaron and his sons to be my priests.

Exodus 29:9

gird them with the sashes, and tie the skullcaps on them. Thus shall the priesthood be theirs by a perpetual statute, and thus shall you install Aaron and his sons. Installation Sacrifices.

Exodus 30:30

Aaron and his sons you shall also anoint and consecrate as my priests.

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons with you must take care to exercise your priesthood in whatever concerns the altar and the area within the veil. I give you your priesthood as a gift. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death. The Priests’ Share of the Sacrifices.

Luke 1:5

In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 1:7

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in years.