Could a woman have been a priest in the Temple back in the time of David, and if not, why not?
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2It's usually called the Tabernacle, not the Temple, by the way. – msh210 Feb 12 '16 at 17:17
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Close-voters: I don't think that http://yodeya.com/q/44985 is relevant here – MTL Feb 14 '16 at 12:54
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No. The Torah specifies that Aaron and his SONS are invested with the Priesthood (Ex 29,9). While there are specific duties and rights incumbent on a Bat Kohen, a woman could not function as a Priest in the Temple.
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4How do you know that that word means "sons" and not "children"? Afaik it can mean either, depending on context. – msh210 Feb 12 '16 at 15:09
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1@msh210 Sure, but Aaron had only sons. So either way, it is talking about sons. (i.e Bereshit 7:7) – Aleksandr Sigalov Feb 12 '16 at 16:17
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1@AleksandrSigalov What about granddaughters? (How do you know he didn't have daughters too?) – Double AA Feb 12 '16 at 16:50
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@DoubleAA and if he'd have daughter it would say it just like with Dinah. – Aleksandr Sigalov Feb 12 '16 at 18:07
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@AleksandrSigalov So you think that Yaakov had 63 grandsons and one granddaughter (as listed in Gen 46)? The chance of that are 1 in 3*10^18. Clearly daughters aren't always listed. – Double AA Feb 12 '16 at 18:08
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@DoubleAA I agree that Torah does not always mention women but in cases of patriarch genealogy seem to be complete. So yes, I believe that Jacob had only 1 daughter because Torah says so. This is the best argument for me. ;) – Aleksandr Sigalov Feb 12 '16 at 18:42
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@DoubleAA http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/13243 ... but I think we need to clean up the comments here. – msh210 Feb 12 '16 at 22:09