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Exodus 28 sets apart Aaron with a turban and clothing made from purple and other costly materials. The Apocalypse of Abraham echoes this priestly dress in Jaoel's turban and purple garments, giving Abraham's heavenly guide the appearance of a priest.
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2500 BCE
1000+ CE
Exodus 28:4
Hebrew Bible
1 “And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. 2 You must make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty. 3 You are to speak to all who are specially skilled, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, so that they may make Aaron’s garments to set him apart to minister as my priest. 4 Now these are the garments that they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may minister as my priests.
Apocalypse of Abraham 11:3
Pseudepigrapha, Apocalypses
1 And I rose up and saw him who had grasped me by my right hand and set me up upon my feet: 2 and the appearance of his body was like sapphire, and the look of his face like chrysolite, and the hair of his head like snow, 3 and the turban upon his head like the appearance of the rainbow, and the clothing of his garments like purple; and a golden sceptre was in his right hand. 4 And he said to me: "Abraham!" And I said: "Here I am, your servant." And he said: "Do not let my look frighten you, nor my speech, that your soul not be perturbed. 5 Come with me and I will go with you, until the sacrifice, visible, but after the sacrifice, invisible for ever.
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Notes and References
“... The possession
of a turban is an unusual feature and may indicate the priestly
function of Jaoel (cf. Ex. 28.4). ...”
Rowland, Christopher
The Open Heaven: A Study of Apocalyptic in Judaism and Early Christianity
(p. 102) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1982
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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