Talk:Kohen

Time of the priestly service
Hi. I'm trying to locate the timing of the 24 priestly divisions. I've seen articles which show a once every 24 weeks, making for two twenty four week cycles. I would've expected a week period of service, but can't find anything to support this. Is there anything in either scripture, or Jewish writings which show this? TYIA.

Every male member of a kohen family became an active priest?
Provided he had no physical blemishes etc. It's essential for understanding the concept of kohen, and the article doesn't address it, or it's too well hidden within the convoluted text. Belongs in the lead.

Concrete application: was Josephus Flavius/Yosef ben Matatyahu a priest? His father was, but what about him? If this was a matter of choice (his or a committee's of some kind), or if he was too young at the time he was sent to prepare the defense of the Galilee in 66, then he can't be called a priest. Or can he? Thanks. Arminden (talk) 13:39, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Confusion between the post Second Temple priestly caste system and the pre-Babylonan Exile tribal system.
Does anyone volunteer to clarify. There have never been tribes in Rabbinical Judaism, the tribes disappeared or merged 500 years earlier. The Tribe of Levi does not exist. Kohanim and Leviim have been hereditary castes for 2,500 years! Essentially the entire Jewish nation is the Tribe of Judah. The Ten Tribes from the Northern Kingdom were non-Jerusalem-Temple-centric Israelites, not Jews, and they completely vanished into the vast Assyrian Empire or morphed into Samaritanism. The much smaller Tribes of Simeon and Benjamin merged into Judah during the Babylonian Exile, and once being a kohen or levi ceased being tribal and became purely hereditary and familial, as it is today, so did the Tribe of Levi. Monosig (talk) 05:28, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe I agree with you in the general contours of your description of the historical development and disappearance of the tribes, with the remnant Rabbinic system of "castes" as you call it. But we would need reliable sources that confirm what you say, so that more clear statements about the Rabbinic "caste" system could be introduced into the article. Thank you, warshy (¥¥) 17:18, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Calling Card for the Kohanim Priest
I have one question. Why did they create this calling card, knowing people were going to match, only to deny those that match. I matched the model and have received nothing but hate and spitefulness when attempting to address this with any group or person, and usually after I show the proof. Shame on you for shining a light for us to follow, a light that's end up being darkness. And we're here, with no place to go because of your racism and hate. Denying God can't be a good thing, no matter what you believe. We are here, you called, now what. 71.34.227.105 (talk) 20:50, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Kohanim in the US
Here's my family tree, I belong to the Kohanim lineage according to my DNA, and many others.

https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/Q-M242/tree Alphamoses (talk) 14:57, 8 January 2024 (UTC)