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Aaron [N] [B] [H] [S] the eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi ( Exodus 6:20 ). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before his brother Moses, and a number of years after his sister Miriam ( Exodus 2:1 Exodus 2:4 ; 7:7 ).
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron (/ ˈ ær ən / ARR-ən or / ˈ ɛər ən / AIR-ən) was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament (Luke, Acts, and Hebrews), and the Quran.
Aaron, (flourished 14th century bc), Brother of Moses and traditional founder and head of the priesthood of ancient Israel. According to the Bible, he was the spokesman for Moses and played a central role in forcing the pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt.
Aug 15, 2018 · Updated on August 15, 2018. Aaron ranks as one of the three most important high priests mentioned in the Bible, the other two being Melchizedek and Jesus Christ . Melchizedek, an early worshiper of the One True God, blessed Abraham at Salem ( Genesis 14:18 ). Hundreds of years later came the priesthood of the tribe of Levi, started by Aaron.
Aaron to Speak for Moses. 28 Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29 he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.” 30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
Aaron and the Exodus. Aaron was constantly associated with Moses in performing the mighty acts which brought about the deliverance ( Exod 5-13 ). The rod as the symbol of authority was sometimes wielded by Aaron. God frequently spoke to both Moses and Aaron, rarely to Aaron alone.
As the interpreter of these Covenant stipulations, he was the organizer of the community’s religious and civil traditions. In the Judaic tradition, he is revered as the greatest prophet and teacher, and Judaism has sometimes loosely been called Mosaism, or the Mosaic faith, in Western Christendom.
