Editing Kohen (section)

== Outside Judaism ==
According to [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], either "literal descendants of Aaron", or worthy [[Priesthood of Melchizedek|Melchizedek priesthood]] holders have the legal right to constitute the [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|Presiding Bishopric]] under the authority of the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] ({{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 68|verse=16|range=–20}}). To date, all men who have served on the Presiding Bishopric have been Melchizedek priesthood holders, and none have been publicly identified as descendants of Aaron. See also [[Mormonism and Judaism]].