Bat-Kohen
Sign in to saveA bat-kohen or bat kohen () is the daughter of a kohen (Jewish priest), who holds a special status in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinical texts. She is entitled to a number of rights and is encouraged to abide by specified requirements, for example, entitlement to consume some of the priestly gifts, and an increased value for her ketubah.
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- Hebrew Bible
- New Testament
- In rabbinic literature
- Marriage preferences
- Consumption of priestly gifts
- Ketubah
- Justification
- Other
- In modern Judaism
- In Kabbalah
- In literature
- See also
- Further reading
- References
A bat-kohen or bat kohen () is the daughter of a kohen (Jewish priest), who holds a special status in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinical texts. She is entitled to a number of rights and is encouraged to abide by specified requirements, for example, entitlement to consume some of the priestly gifts, and an increased value for her ketubah.
== Hebrew Bible == In the Bible, both Joseph and Moses married daughters of non-Jewish (Egyptian and Midianite) priests. However, in rabbinic literature the term bat kohen refers exclusively to daughters of Jewish priests, the descendants of Aaron.