![]() Because Moses complained that he could not speak well, God appointed Aaron as Moses' "prophet" ( Exodus 4:10-17 7:1). Īccording to the Book of Exodus, Aaron first functioned as Moses' assistant. Aaron is also mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible ( Luke, Acts, and Hebrews). According to the Book of Numbers, he died and was buried on Mount Hor, Deuteronomy however places these events at Moserah. Īaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river. Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to the Pharaoh ( Exodus 7:1). The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt ( Goshen). ![]() Knowledge of Aaron, along with his brother Moses, exclusively comes from religious texts, such as the Bible and the Quran. The Sunday before Nativity (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Old Testament) ( Eastern Orthodox Church)Īccording to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ( / ˈ ær ən/ or / ˈ ɛər ən/ Hebrew: אַהֲרֹן ’Ahărōn) was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Russian icon of Aaron from the 17th century ![]()
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