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FROM AARON TO PHANNI THE HIGH PRIESTS OF ISRAEL - 1440 BC - 70 AD (1510 YEARS)

The office of the High Priest (Kohen Gadol) extended across three major historical eras: the biblical/pre-exilic period, the Persian-Hellenistic (Second Temple) era, and the Hasmonean to Herodian/Roman period until the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Lists for the earliest biblical periods draw from scriptural genealogies (such as 1 Chronicles 6 and Ezra 7), while later periods are documented through Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews) and classical historical sources. 1. Pre-Exilic Period (Tabernacle & First Temple) The Wilderness & Judges Era  * Aaron (First High Priest, brother of Moses)  * Eleazar (Son of Aaron)  * Phinehas (Son of Eleazar)  * Abishua (Son of Phinehas)  * Bukki (Son of Abishua)  * Uzzi (Son of Bukki) The Line of Eli (Shiloh Era) (In classical tradition, the priesthood temporarily shifted from the line of Eleazar to the line of Ithamar, Aaron's younger son).  * Eli (Judge and High Priest at Shiloh)  * Ahitub (...

international informed and the internet

If by “internationally informed” you mean people who are regularly exposed to information beyond their immediate local/national environment—through the internet, international news, social media, international travel, foreign media, etc.—there is no official global statistic for that exact concept. The best measurable proxy is Internet use , because it provides access to information from around the world. In 2025, the ITU estimated 6.0 billion people (74%) online , leaving 2.2 billion (26%) offline . Global information-reach estimate Category People Share 🌍 Internationally informed — proxy ~6.0 billion 74% 🏘️ Not internationally informed — proxy ~2.2 billion 26% Humanity ~8.2 billion 100% But there's an important distinction: 6 billion Internet users ≠ 6 billion internationally informed people. Someone can use the Internet almost exclusively for local communication, entertainment, or domestic information. So I'd actually propose a more sophist...

International Information Exposure Index (

Yes. I would make the International Information Exposure Index (IIEI) a five-level model. Because no global survey directly measures this, the numbers below are analytical estimates , constrained by the 2025 connectivity data: about 6.0 billion people (74%) use the Internet and 2.2 billion remain offline . I would classify people according to the widest geographic information environment they regularly engage with , rather than simply whether they have Internet access. The estimated 2026 picture IIEI level Information horizon Estimated people Share 1 — Local Mostly community/local information 2.46 billion 30% 2 — National Primarily information from their own country 1.64 billion 20% 3 — Regional Regular exposure to neighboring countries/region 1.48 billion 18% 4 — International Regular exposure to multiple foreign countries 1.64 billion 20% 5 — Global Routinely follows information from multiple world regions 0.98 billion 12% TOTAL 8.20 bil...

Love and lingo

  Yes—erotic love can be a genuine part of love, but it is not the whole of love. “Erotic love” refers to sexual/romantic desire, attraction, passion, and longing for intimate union. The ancient Greeks often associated this with eros. A useful distinction is: Eros: “I intensely desire you.” Affection: “I enjoy being close to you.” Commitment: “I choose you and remain faithful.” Compassion: “Your well-being matters to me.” Agape: “I seek your good even when it costs me.” In a mature romantic relationship, these can overlap. Erotic desire can deepen love, and love can intensify erotic desire. But they aren't identical. For example, someone can experience powerful sexual attraction without genuinely loving the person. Conversely, someone can deeply love a partner while experiencing little or temporarily no sexual desire. So I would put it this way: > Erotic love is love expressed through desire for intimate union, but desire alone does not necessarily constitute love. From a Christ...

Love n suffering

  Yes. The key is to distinguish religious groups from geographical populations . There is no single worldwide survey asking every woman in every continent whether she covers her head, so a precise global ranking would be misleading. The best comparable figures I found are: Population Approx. % of women who cover their head/hair What the figure represents 🇮🇳 Indian women overall 61% Indian women who cover their heads outside the home 🇮🇳 Indian Muslim women 89% Cover their heads outside the home 🇮🇳 Indian Hindu women 59% Cover their heads outside the home ✡️ Israeli Jewish women 19% Wear a wig, snood, scarf or hat in public ✡️ Israeli married Jewish women 25% Any traditional head covering ✡️ Israeli Haredi women ~93% Any head covering (the survey categories total about 93%) ✡️ Married Haredi women 99% Any head covering ✡️ Israeli Dati women 62% Any head covering ☪️ U.S. Muslim women 43% Always or most of the time wearing hij...