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|title = Yehoyada Hakohen | |title = Yehoyada Hakohen | ||
|image = [[File:00000250 kever yehoyadah rosh sanhedrin.jpg|215px|alt=Yehoyada Hakohen]] | |image = [[File:00000250 kever yehoyadah rosh sanhedrin.jpg|215px|alt=Yehoyada Hakohen]] | ||
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− | | | + | |data2 = יהוידע הכהן |
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− | | | + | |data6 = Jehoiada the Priest |
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− | |data10 | + | |data10 = Leader of the Kohanim during the later reign of Shaul and Ish Boshes while the Mishkon rested in Givon. |
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− | There are | + | There are three Tzadikim in Tanach named Yehoyada Hakohen. Yehoyada Hakohen the First served as leader of the Kohanim and possibly as Kohen Gadol after the Nov massacre until Dovid gained full Kingship over Yisroel. He was the father of Binayahu, one of King Dovid's early warriors and a leading Kabbalist. Binayahu ben Yehoyada had a son Yehoyada the Second who served as head of the Sanhedrin and the as King Dovid's military adviser after the suicide of Achitofel. He in-turn had a son Binayahu the Second who served as head general of King Shlomo. During the reign of King Yoash, a descendent of theirs, Yehoyada the third served as Kohen Gadol and leader of the Jewish Nation. |
==Yehoyada Hakohen the First== | ==Yehoyada Hakohen the First== | ||
− | + | === Leader of the Cohanim === | |
− | + | After the Nov massacre, Evyasar the last remaining son of Achimelech the Kohen Gadoal and the priestly house of Ali, fled and joined the the outlaw Dovid ben Yeshi. Although Tzadok Hakohen was the most suitable via linage to replace Achimelech as Kohen Gadol, as eventually ended up happening, at that time he was too young. In the interim Yehoyada the First was appointed as head of the Kohanim. According to some opinions Yehoyada even temporarily served as Kohen Gadol after the Mishkan moved to Givon, during the end of Shaul's reign and the reign of his son Ish Boshes. | |
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− | === | + | === Crowning King Dovid === |
− | + | After the assassination of Ish Boshes, a number Jewish leaders went to Chevron to crown Dovid as King over the remaining tribes of the Jewish Nation. Yehoyada led one of the inauguration groups and brought with him 3,700 Kohanim. His son Binayahu became one of Kind Dovid's leading warriors. | |
==Yehoyada Hakohen the Second== | ==Yehoyada Hakohen the Second== | ||
− | Yehoyada the Second was son of Binayahu the First, a leading warrior of King Dovid. He served as Rosh Sanhedrin and when Evyasar | + | Yehoyada the Second was son of Binayahu the First, a leading warrior of King Dovid. He served as Rosh Sanhedrin and when Evyasar the practicing Kohen Gadol was unable to question the Urim Vitumim, Yehoyada was the Kohen who do it in his place. After the |
− | + | , was the Kohen used to attain answers through the Urim Vtumim | |
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== Kever Yehoyada Hakohen == | == Kever Yehoyada Hakohen == | ||
− | Yehoyada Hakohen is buried under [[Safed]] right above Wadi Sechi before it meets [[Wadi-Amud-Safed|Wadi Amud]]. | + | Yehoyada Hakohen is buried under [[Safed]] right above Wadi Sechi before it meets [[Wadi-Amud-Safed|Wadi Amud]]. This is not the Kever of Yehoyada Kohen Gadol father of Zecharia Hanavi since he was buried along with the Kings of the House of Dovid. Under the top of the Kever one can see signatures from early visitors to the tomb. |
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− | Under the top of the Kever one can see signatures from early visitors to the tomb | + | |
== More Pictures == | == More Pictures == | ||
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File:00000252 plaque tzion yehoyada hakohen.jpg | File:00000252 plaque tzion yehoyada hakohen.jpg | ||
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[[Category:Kivray Tzadikim]] | [[Category:Kivray Tzadikim]] | ||
[[Category:Tzadikim]] | [[Category:Tzadikim]] | ||
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