- What are the names of Aaron's four sons?
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- In parasha Shemini, two of Aaron's sons are killed by Hashem for
taking strange fire into the Sanctuary. Which sons were not killed?
Eleazar and Ithamar
- The short coat (ephod) to be worn by Aaron was made of what material
and what were its four colors?
fine twined linen; gold, blue, purple, and scarlet
- The ephod was to contain how many of what kind of stones and what was
to be engraved on them?
two; onyx; the names of B'nai Yisrael (the 12 tribes), 6 on each
stone.
- What was the purpose of the two stones and where were they sewn?
as a memorial for B'nai Yisrael; on the shoulder pieces of the
ephod.
- On the robe to be worn by the high priest, there were attached to the
skirt a material of which colors in the shape of what kind of fruit?
blue, purple, & scarlet; pomegranates.
- What was to be attached between the pomegranates and what was their
purpose?
golden bells; to make a sound when he goes in and out of a holy
place before Hashem that he not die; it was also a warning to the people
as to when the high priest was performing his duties.
- A golden plate was to be made which would be worn as a hat. What was
to be engraved on it?
Holy to the Lord.
- The breastplate was called the breastplate of what?
of judgement.
- How many stones were on the breastplate and what was their
configuration?
12 in four rows of 3 each.
- Three animals were to be brought to the high priest and his sons for
sacrifice, along with two other items. What were the three animals and
what were the other items?
a young bullock and two rams without blemish; unleavened bread and
cakes mingled with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil
- The first ram is sacrificed and its blood is dashed about the altar.
What happens to the blood of the second ram?
some is put upon the tip of the right ear, the thumb of the right
hand, and the great toe of right foot of Aaron and his sons; the rest is
dashed about the altar.
- The altar which was to be built to burn incense was to be made of what?
Acacia-wood overlaid with gold
- On this same altar, we were not to burn strange incense, make burnt
offerings, nor meal offerings, nor drink offerings, but Aaron was to do
what else besides burn sweet spices?
Make atonement on its horns once in the year with the blood of the
sin offering.
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