כֹּהֵן (kohen)
כֹּהֵן (kohen) (Hebrew Lexicon • H3548 • priest, cultic mediator): priest, cultic mediator. Priest; consecrated mediator between God and humanity belonging to Aaronic lineage, presenting sacrifices and declaring blessing. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Ehud (Generation 32 • Child of Gera ): ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ). (mentioned in Judges 3 , Judges 4 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Midian (Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham): Midian is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Abram/Abraham. ( Genesis 25:1-2 ) (mentioned in Genesis 25 , Genesis 36 , Exodus 2 ) Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 )
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Galatians 3:20 : "Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one."; 1 Timothy 2:5 : "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus ;"; Hebrews 12:24 : "And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel .". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Timothy 2 ( 1 Timothy • Chapter 2 (15 verses)), Hebrews 8 ( Hebrews • Chapter 8 (13 verses)), Judges (Old Testament • 21 Chapters).