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Aaronאהרן
1394 BCE – 1271 BCE · Egypt/Sinaiislamic
Description
According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran.
Facts
| Venerated in | Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Samaritanism, Baháʼí Faith, Rastafari |
| Feast | Latin Church: July 1, The Sunday before Nativity (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Old Testament) (Eastern Orthodox Church), Maronite Church: September 4 |
| Title | Prophet High Priest |
| Born | Goshen, Lower Egypt, Ancient Egypt |
| Died | Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, Transjordan, or Moseroth, near Edom (aged 123 in Jewish traditions) |
| Spouse | Elisheba |
| Children | Nadab Abihu Eleazar Ithamar |
| Parents | Amram (father) Jochebed (mother) |
| Relatives | Levi (grandfather) Miriam (sister) Moses (brother) Zipporah (sister-in-law) Gershom (nephew) Eliezer (nephew) Amminadab (father-in-law) Nahshon (brother-in-law) |
| Religion | Abrahamic religions |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical narrative | According to the Book of Exodus, Aaron first functioned as Moses' assistant. |
| Historicity | Thomas Römer argues that external evidence and biblical texts suggest the Pentateuch reflects tensions among three groups: (1) a lay group aligned with Moses, (2) a priestly group linked to Aaron, and (3) the Levites. |
| In religious traditions | The older prophets and prophetical writers beheld in their priests the representatives of a religious form inferior to the prophetic truth; men without the spirit of God and lacking the willpower requisite to resist the multitude in its idolatrous proclivities. |
| In art | Aaron appears paired with Moses frequently in Jewish and Christian art, especially in the illustrations of manuscript and printed Bibles. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Aaron, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Send Aaron with me as a minister of my people; he is more eloquent | Quran 25:35 / 26:13 |
| My people, you are only being tested by it — Aaron warns against the calf | Quran 20:90 |