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. [7] Levitical priests or …

Oct 28, 2025 · Who was Aaron in the Bible? Aaron is best known for his role in the exodus and for being the first of the Levitical, or Aaronic, priesthood. He was born to a family of Levites during …

Dec 8, 2025 · What must it have been like to be Aaron? He was the father of priests, the mouthpiece of a prophet, but also the consummate “number two man” of the Bible.

Aaron was the traditional founder and head of the Israelite priesthood, who, with his brother Moses, led the Israelites out of Egypt. The figure of Aaron as it is now found in the Pentateuch, …

The appointment of Aaron as the first high priest of Israel is a significant event in the biblical narrative, marking the establishment of the Levitical priesthood.

Apr 22, 2025 · In Exodus 32, Aaron instructs the Israelites, who had grown restless during Moses’ long sojourn at Mount Sinai, to gather their jewelry and fashion a golden calf. He then …

God frequently spoke to both Moses and Aaron, rarely to Aaron alone. Aaron had no part in the giving of the law, but he and his two elder sons, with the seventy elders, witnessed the divine …