7/28/2023 0 Comments Consecration of the priests![]() When David first fled from Saul, he stopped at Nob to ask for provisions from Ahimelek (1 Samuel 21:1–3). They wore priestly vestments, set out the consecrated bread, and kept the ephod, which held the Urim and Thummim (1 Samuel 21:4, 6, 9). The priests of Nob were Aaron’s descendants, specifically in the line of Ithamar and Eli, and so had claim to the Levitical priesthood (1 Samuel 22:11). Located in the territory of Benjamin (1 Samuel 22:7–8) near Jerusalem, the city is notable for the horrible massacre that took place there.ĭavid went to Nob seeking help from the priest Ahimelek, who lived in Nob with his large family, the priests of Nob (1 Samuel 21:1). Because the city contained so many priests, Nob became known as “the city of priests” (1 Samuel 22:19, ESV). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many priests ministered in service to the Lord in the Israelite city of Nob. ![]()
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