Jewish Priests and Idolatrous Priests

The word 
kohen is commonly translated as “priest.” In a halachic context it refers specifically to Aharon the High Priest’s male descendants, who are the only ones allowed to perform certain rites in the Tabernacle and Temple in the service of G-d.
The Bible also uses the word 
kohen in the context of idolatrous cultic activity. The Torah (Gen. 41:50) describes Joseph’s father-in-law Poti-phera as the 
kohen of On (Heliopolis), and Moses’ father-in-law Jethro as the 
kohen of Midian (Ex. 2:16; 3:1). Additionally, the Torah refers to the Egyptian priests who were exempted from the taxes that Joseph levied on the rest of Egypt as 

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