Amarkalim

Amarkalim

Amarkalim (hebr., Hüter der Schwelle), aus den vornehmsten u. ältesten der 24 Priesterordnungen gewählte Aufseher im Tempel zu Jerusalem; jeder hatte einen verschiedenen Schlüssel zum Schatz u. den heiligen Gefäßen.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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