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What Is Aaron in the Bible?

Person

The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. The priests were his descendants.

Where it appears in the Bible

Luke 1:5

What the Bible says

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

Source: Exodus 28:1; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Aaron” and “Priest, High”

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