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The Concept of Semicod in Judaism
The concept of semaca is based upon moses laying of hands on joshua, thereby transferring to joshua a portion of the divine spirit that has rested on moses. Rabinic sources claim that moses similarly ordained the elders the 70, who in turn laid hands their successors. In this view, an unbroken chain of authority existed from moses through early rabinic times.
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