Why Did Only Twelve Kohanim G’dolim Lead The Temple Across Generations? #KohenGadol #BeitHamikdash

Do you know in the entire first temple period how many people served in the role of cogulanuma? >> 12 >> 12 but come on you're talking about 410 years. So 12 people served that means they had great >> total >> total over 410. But if you do if you crunch the numbers that's longevity they each lived long lives only 12 kung guttles. That also meant that they were each sadikim of of stellar character. >> Second temple period this is how degenerate things got. How many people served in the role? >> How many years? >> 420 years. Not much different. >> Well over 300. >> Most of whom didn't survive the year, especially near the end as things got way out of control. And that Sukim would bribe people for the job. You don't bribe your way into being the high priest. And what were they thinking? It was a power play because you were the high priest and it gave you certain ins with with government officials and you could you could uh accept bribes and become very wealthy that way. It was corrupt to the to the top.