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Introduction:
Aaron, a prominent figure in the Hebrew Bible, is best known as the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. His life and role are primarily documented in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Aaron's lineage and priestly duties have had a lasting impact on the religious practices of ancient Israel.

Family and Early Life:
Aaron was born into the Levite tribe, the son of Amram and Jochebed, and the elder brother of Moses and Miriam (Exodus 6:20). His family played a crucial role in the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.

Role in the Exodus:
Aaron's involvement in the Exodus narrative begins when God appoints him as Moses' spokesperson. Due to Moses' self-professed lack of eloquence, Aaron is chosen to communicate God's messages to Pharaoh (Exodus 4:14-16). Aaron performs miracles alongside Moses, such as turning his staff into a serpent and initiating the plagues upon Egypt (Exodus 7:9-12).

The Golden Calf Incident:
While Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, Aaron succumbed to the people's demands and fashioned a golden calf for them to worship (Exodus 32:1-4). This act of idolatry led to severe consequences, but Aaron was spared from punishment after Moses interceded on his behalf (Exodus 32:21-24).

High Priesthood:
Aaron was consecrated as the first high priest of Israel, a position that established the Aaronic priesthood (Exodus 28:1-3). His duties included offering sacrifices, maintaining the Tabernacle, and performing rituals to atone for the sins of the people (Leviticus 9:7-24). Aaron's priestly garments, described in detail in Exodus 28, symbolized his sacred role.

Rebellion and Challenges:
Aaron faced challenges to his authority, notably during the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. God affirmed Aaron's leadership by causing his staff to bud and produce almonds, signifying divine approval of his priesthood (Numbers 17:8).

Death and Legacy:
Aaron died on Mount Hor, as recorded in Numbers 20:22-29. He was succeeded by his son Eleazar as high priest. Aaron's death marked the end of an era, but his legacy continued through the Aaronic priesthood, which played a central role in Israelite worship and religious life.

Significance in Later Traditions:
Aaron's role as high priest and his lineage have been significant in Jewish tradition, with the priestly class (Kohanim) tracing their ancestry back to him. In Christian theology, Aaron is often seen as a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ, the ultimate high priest, as described in the New Testament book of Hebrews.

Key Bible Passages:
· Exodus 4:14-16: Aaron's appointment as Moses' spokesperson.
· Exodus 7:9-12: Aaron's staff becomes a serpent.
· Exodus 28:1-3: Aaron's consecration as high priest.
· Numbers 17:8: The budding of Aaron's staff.
· Numbers 20:22-29: Aaron's death on Mount Hor.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AARON'S ROD

(Numbers 17 and Hebrews 9:4): Immediately after the incidents connected with the rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram against the leadership of Moses and the priestly primacy of Aaron (Numbers 16), it became necessary to indicate and emphasize the Divine appointment of Aaron. Therefore, at the command of Yahweh, Moses directs that twelve almond rods, one for each tribe with the prince's name engraved thereon, be placed within the Tent of the Testimony. When Moses entered the tent the following day, he found that Aaron's rod had budded, blossomed and borne fruit, "the three stages of vegetable life being thus simultaneously visible." When the miraculous sign was seen by the people, they accepted it as final; nor was there ever again any question of Aaron's priestly right. The rod was kept "before the testimony" in the sanctuary ever after as a token of the Divine will (Numbers 17:10). The writer of Hebrews, probably following a later Jewish tradition, mentions the rod as kept in the Holy of Holies within the ark (Hebrews 9:4; compare 1 Kings 8:9). See PRIEST, III.

Edward Mack

Greek

2. Aaron -- Aaron, the brother of Moses
... 1, 2. Aaron. 3 . Aaron, the brother of Moses. Part of Speech: Proper
Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Aaron Phonetic Spelling ...
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Strong's Hebrew

175. Aharon -- an elder brother of Moses
... 174, 175. Aharon. 176 . an elder brother of Moses. Transliteration: Aharon
Phonetic Spelling: (a-har-one') Short Definition: Aaron. ... Aaron. ...
/hebrew/175.htm - 5k

Library

The Names on Aaron's Breastplate
... THE BOOK OF EXODUS THE NAMES ON AARON'S BREASTPLATE. Aaron shall bear their names
before the Lord, upon his two shoulders, for a memorial.... ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the names on aarons breastplate.htm

Hebrews ix. 5-Jan
... which had the golden censer and the Ark of the Covenant overlaid round about with
gold: wherein was the golden pot that had [3029] manna, and Aaron's rod that ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xv hebrews ix 5-jan.htm

The Attack on the Book of Leviticus.
... he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle ...
/.../concerning the assumptions of destructive criticism/v the attack on the.htm

Of those Things which a Man of God Spake by the Spirit to Eli the ...
... Of Those Things Which a Man of God Spake by the Spirit to Eli the Priest, Signifying
that the Priesthood Which Had Been Appointed According to Aaron Was to Be ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 5 of those things which.htm

The Swift Decay of Love
... And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast
brought so great a sin upon them? 22. And Aaron said, Let ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the swift decay of love.htm

Spirit Alchemy.
... When Moses coming down from the presence of God saw the shocking sight of the people
worshiping a calf made of gold, he reproached Aaron for permitting it. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/spirit alchemy.htm

The Burnt Offering a Picture and a Prophecy
... offering; and it shall be accepted for him, to make atonement for him.5. And he
shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the burnt offering a picture.htm

That in These Two Portions of the Soul There are Four Different ...
... in the sanctuary was kept the ark of alliance, and in that, or at least adjoining
to it, the tables of the law, manna in a golden vessel, and Aaron's rod which ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xii that in these.htm

Psalm 115
... he is their help and shield. ^10O Aaron's house, trust in the Lord,. ... and he will
bless us still: He will the house of Isr'el bless,. bless Aaron's house he will. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/psalm 115.htm

Why they who Come Forth from the Laver of Baptism are Anointed on ...
... followed. Was it not that of which David speaks: "Like the ointment upon
the head, which went down to the beard, even Aaron's beard"? ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter vi why they who.htm

Thesaurus

Aaron's (53 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AARON'S ROD. (Numbers 17 and Hebrews 9:4):
Immediately after the incidents connected with the rebellion ...
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Sides (170 Occurrences)
... 4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all
sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron's rod that ...
/s/sides.htm - 38k

Slaughter (121 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:20 and thou shalt slaughter the ram, and take of its blood, and put it
on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his ...
/s/slaughter.htm - 40k

Dash (30 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon
the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his ...
/d/dash.htm - 19k

Oblation (208 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 2:3 And the remainder of the oblation shall be Aaron's and his sons':
it is most holy of Jehovah's offerings by fire. (DBY). ...
/o/oblation.htm - 40k

Nadab (21 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron's four sons
(Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were ...
/n/nadab.htm - 16k

Dashed (26 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 8:24 And he brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put of the blood upon the
tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the ...
/d/dashed.htm - 14k

Rod (138 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also
perch, and pole. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AARON'S ROD. ...
/r/rod.htm - 42k

Wave (65 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:24 You shall put all of this in Aaron's hands, and in his sons' hands,
and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. ...
/w/wave.htm - 30k

Slaughtered (72 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:20 and thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken of its blood, and
hast put on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear ...
/s/slaughtered.htm - 29k

Resources

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Aaron's (53 Occurrences)

Hebrews 9:4
having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 6:25
Eleazar Aaron's son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according to their families.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 7:12
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
(See NAS NIV)

Exodus 28:1
"Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 28:3
You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 28:30
You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 28:38
It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 28:40
"You shall make coats for Aaron's sons, and you shall make sashes for them and you shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 29:20
You are to put the sheep to death, and take some of its blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear, and of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and the great toes of their right feet, dropping the rest of the blood on the sides of the altar.
(BBE NAS)

Exodus 29:24
You shall put all of this in Aaron's hands, and in his sons' hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
(WEB)

Exodus 29:26
"You shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be your portion.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 29:27
And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
(See JPS)

Exodus 29:28
And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:29
And Aaron's holy robes will be used by his sons after him; they will put them on when they are made priests.
(BBE YLT NIV)

Exodus 30:8
and in Aaron's causing the lamps to go up between the evenings, he doth perfume it; a continual perfume before Jehovah to your generations.
(YLT)

Leviticus 1:5
He shall kill the bull before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 1:7
And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put fire on the altar and put the wood in order on the fire:
(BBE)

Leviticus 1:8
and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 1:11
He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 2:2
He shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and he shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense; and the priest shall burn its memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 2:3
That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is a most holy thing of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 2:10
That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is a thing most holy of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 3:2
He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron's sons, the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 3:5
Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 3:8
and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 3:13
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about.
(See NIV)

Leviticus 6:14
And this is the law of the meal-offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, in front of the altar.
(See NIV)

Leviticus 6:22
The anointed priest that will be in his place from among his sons shall offer it. By a statute forever, it shall be wholly burnt to Yahweh.
(See RSV)

Leviticus 7:31
The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 8:9
He set the turban on his head; and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(See NIV)

Leviticus 8:12
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:13
Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and tied sashes on them, and put headbands on them; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:23
He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:24
He brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:27
He put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 9:9
And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 9:12
He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 9:18
He also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled around on the altar,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 10:4
And Moses sent for Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the brother of Aaron's father, and said to them, Come near and take your brothers away from before the holy place, outside the tent-circle.
(BBE NAS NIV)

Leviticus 10:16
And Moses diligently inquired for the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt; and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying:
(See NAS NIV)

Leviticus 24:9
And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Numbers 3:3
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
(See NIV)

Numbers 17:3
You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 17:6
So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.
(BBE NIV)

Numbers 17:8
Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.
(BBE NIV)

Numbers 17:10
And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
(KJV BBE DBY WBS NIV)

Numbers 20:26
And take Aaron's robes off him and put them on Eleazar, his son: and death will come to Aaron there, and he will be put to rest with his people.
(BBE NIV)

Numbers 20:28
And Moses took off Aaron's robes, and put them on Eleazar, his son; and there on the top of the mountain death came to Aaron: then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
(BBE NIV)

Numbers 26:60
Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
(BBE)

Judges 20:28
and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days--saying: 'Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?' And the LORD said: 'Go up; for to-morrow I will deliver him into thy hand.'
(See NAS)

1 Chronicles 23:28
For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
(See NIV)

Psalms 133:2
It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Aaron's

Aaron's Rod

Related Terms

Sides (170 Occurrences)

Slaughter (121 Occurrences)

Dash (30 Occurrences)

Oblation (208 Occurrences)

Nadab (21 Occurrences)

Dashed (26 Occurrences)

Rod (138 Occurrences)

Wave (65 Occurrences)