Bible Characters · Exodus & Conquest
Aaron
Moses' older brother and spokesman before Pharaoh, and the first high priest of Israel.
The facts, as Scripture gives them
- Lived
- Died at 123 years (Numbers 33:39). Dates not given in Scripture.
- Region
- Egypt, then the wilderness with Israel; he died on Mount Hor. (Exodus 4:27; Numbers 33:38)
- Work
- High priest of Israel, set apart with his sons to serve the LORD as priests. (Exodus 28:1)
Key verses
Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
Exodus 28:1 (BSB)
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
Exodus 4:16 (BSB)
What they did
- Appointed by God as Moses' spokesman: he will speak to the people for you. (Exodus 4:14-16)
- Threw down his staff before Pharaoh, and it became a serpent that swallowed the magicians' staffs. (Exodus 7:10-12)
- Held up Moses' hands with Hur during the battle against Amalek. (Exodus 17:12)
- Gave way to the people and made the golden calf while Moses was on the mountain. (Exodus 32:1-4)
- Consecrated as high priest with his sons, in the garments made for glory and beauty. (Leviticus 8:1-13; Exodus 28:1-2)
- Ran into the congregation with incense during Korah's plague and stood between the living and the dead. (Numbers 16:46-48)
- His staff budded, blossomed and bore almonds, confirming his priesthood. (Numbers 17:8)
- Died on Mount Hor, and Eleazar his son was clothed with his garments. (Numbers 20:25-28; Numbers 33:38-39)
Family
- Father
- Amram (Exodus 6:20)
- Mother
- Jochebed (Exodus 6:20)
- Spouse
- Elisheba (Exodus 6:23)
- Children
- Nadab (Exodus 6:23); Abihu (Exodus 6:23); Eleazar (Exodus 6:23); Ithamar (Exodus 6:23)
Connected to
- Moses: His brother, for whom he spoke (Exodus 4:14-16)
- Miriam: His sister (Exodus 15:20)
- Hur: Held up Moses' hands with him against Amalek (Exodus 17:12)
- Korah: The Levite who rebelled against Moses and Aaron (Numbers 16:1-3)
Mentioned in
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalm, Micah, Luke, Acts, Hebrews.
Every reference (333)
Exodus 4:14 · Exodus 4:27 · Exodus 4:28 · Exodus 4:29 · Exodus 4:30 · Exodus 5:1 · Exodus 5:4 · Exodus 5:20 · Exodus 6:13 · Exodus 6:20 · Exodus 6:23 · Exodus 6:25 · Exodus 6:26 · Exodus 6:27 · Exodus 7:1 · Exodus 7:2 · Exodus 7:6 · Exodus 7:7 · Exodus 7:8 · Exodus 7:9 · Exodus 7:10 · Exodus 7:12 · Exodus 7:19 · Exodus 7:20 · Exodus 8:5 · Exodus 8:6 · Exodus 8:8 · Exodus 8:12 · Exodus 8:16 · Exodus 8:17 · Exodus 8:25 · Exodus 9:8 · Exodus 9:27 · Exodus 10:3 · Exodus 10:8 · Exodus 10:16 · Exodus 11:10 · Exodus 12:1 · Exodus 12:28 · Exodus 12:31 · Exodus 12:43 · Exodus 12:50 · Exodus 15:20 · Exodus 16:2 · Exodus 16:6 · Exodus 16:9 · Exodus 16:10 · Exodus 16:33 · Exodus 16:34 · Exodus 17:10 · Exodus 17:12 · Exodus 18:12 · Exodus 19:24 · Exodus 24:1 · Exodus 24:9 · Exodus 24:14 · Exodus 27:21 · Exodus 28:1 · Exodus 28:2 · Exodus 28:3 · Exodus 28:4 · Exodus 28:12 · Exodus 28:29 · Exodus 28:30 · Exodus 28:35 · Exodus 28:38 · Exodus 28:40 · Exodus 28:41 · Exodus 28:43 · Exodus 29:4 · Exodus 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