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• Aaron

  Aaron is a member of the tribe of Levi who appears in the Old Testament books of Exodus through Deuteronomy. He was the elder brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel, and his descendants carried on Israel's priesthood.

• Aaron's Rod That Budded

  An event recorded in Numbers 17 in which, of the rods belonging to the leaders of the twelve tribes, only Aaron's rod sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit overnight. It is recorded as a sign confirming that God had chosen the house of Aaron for the priesthood.

• Aaron's Rod

  Aaron's rod was the staff carried by Aaron, the elder brother of Moses, and was used to perform signs before Pharaoh during the Exodus. In the wilderness it budded and bore fruit overnight, becoming a sign that confirmed the priesthood of Aaron's house.

• Aaron ben Asher

  Aaron ben Asher was a Jewish Masorete active in the first half of the tenth century in Tiberias in Galilee. The last representative of the Ben Asher family, he is known for adding the vowel points and Masoretic notes to the Aleppo Codex.

• Eleazar

  Eleazar was the third son of Aaron and the biblical figure who succeeded his father as Israel's second high priest. Together with Joshua, he oversaw the distribution of the land of Canaan.

• Leviticus 9:22–23

  In this scene Aaron, having completed his first sacrifices as high priest, lifts up his hands and blesses the people. He then blesses them again together with Moses, and the glory of the LORD appears. The passage is frequently cited as a biblical background for the benediction pronounced at the close of worship.

• Ithamar

  Ithamar was the fourth son of Aaron and served as a priest with his brother Eleazar during the wilderness period. When the tabernacle was transported, he supervised the work of the Gershonites and the Merarites.

• Abihu

  Abihu was the second son of the high priest Aaron in the Old Testament. He was consecrated as a priest along with his older brother Nadab, but he died by fire that came out from before the LORD after offering incense with "strange fire," which the LORD had not commanded.

• Elisheba

  Elisheba was the wife of Aaron, mentioned in Exodus 6:23. The daughter of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah and the sister of Nahshon, she bore four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

• Consecration of the Priests

  The consecration of the priests was the seven-day ceremony in which Moses installed Aaron and his sons as priests of Israel. The command for it is recorded in Exodus 29, and its performance in Leviticus 8.

• Numbers 17

  Numbers 17 is the chapter in which, after Korah's rebellion, Aaron's rod alone among the rods of the twelve tribes buds and bears fruit, showing that God had chosen Aaron and the tribe of Levi for the priestly office.

• Numbers 8

  Numbers 8 records how Aaron is to light the seven lamps of the lampstand, the rite by which the Levites are cleansed and presented to the LORD, and the age limits for Levitical service.

• Miriam

  Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron and a prophetess who, in Exodus, took up a timbrel and sang with the women after the crossing of the Red Sea. Numbers records that she was struck with a skin disease after speaking against Moses, and that she died at Kadesh.

• Phinehas

  Phinehas was an Israelite priest, the grandson of Aaron and the son of Eleazar. Scripture records that he received a "covenant of peace" for turning away God's wrath during the incident at Baal-peor.

• Exodus 5

  Exodus 5 recounts how Moses and Aaron first go before Pharaoh to deliver the LORD's word, "Let my people go," only to be refused, and how the forced labor of the Israelites is made even heavier as a result.

• Numbers 3

  Numbers 3 records the genealogy of Aaron's sons and the tribe of Levi. It sets apart the Levites as those given to God in place of Israel's firstborn, assigns each Levite family its camp position and tabernacle duties, and then numbers both the Levites and the firstborn, requiring a redemption price for the difference.

• Numbers 12

  Numbers 12 recounts how Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses over his Cushite wife, how God affirms Moses' unique standing, and how Miriam is struck with leprosy and shut out of the camp for seven days.

• Hur

  Hur was an Israelite leader who served alongside Moses and Aaron during the time of the Exodus. He is best known for holding up Moses' hands with Aaron during the battle against Amalek.

• Nadab and Abihu

  Nadab and Abihu were the eldest and second sons of Aaron. Appointed as priests, they offered incense with "strange fire," which the LORD had not commanded, and were killed by fire that came out from before the LORD.

• Exodus 7

  Exodus 7 is the chapter in which Moses and Aaron perform the sign of turning a rod into a serpent before Pharaoh and in which the first plague occurs, as the waters of the Nile ("the river") are turned to blood.