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The kohanim were not granted any ancestral land to own.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Numbers|18:20|HE}}</ref> Instead, they were compensated for their service to the nation and in the Temple through the [[twenty-four kohanic gifts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cohen-levi.org/temple_studies/order_of_the_temple_service.htm |title=IntroductionOrder toof the conceptTemple ofService The|work= Temple-Mikdash, its sources, its structure and function, and its importance for mankindStudies |publisher=Cohen-levi.org |access-date=2013-02-18 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702160007/http://www.cohen-levi.org/temple_studies/order_of_the_temple_service.htm |archive-date= Jul 2, 2013 }}</ref> Most of these gifts are related to Temple sacrifices, or else the agricultural produce of the [[Land of Israel]] (such as [[terumah]]). A notable gift which is given even in the [[Jewish diaspora]] is the five [[shekel]]s of the ''[[pidyon haben]]'' ceremony.