his consecration, hence the title of the "anointed priest" (though in the initial consecration of Aaron and his sons, all of them were anointed). The consecration also required wearing the special high priestly vestments for seven days.

He was permitted to marry only an Israelite virgin.

He was required to strictly avoid ritual defilement. He was forbidden to come in contact with the bodies of the dead, not even those of his parents, according to Leviticus 21:11,

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