This is the name of Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel.
Definition
Ἀαρών (Heb. אַהֲרוֹן), indecl. (in FlJ, -ῶνος),
Aaron (Exodus 4:14, al.): Luke 1:5, Acts 7:40, Hebrews 5:4; 7:11; 9:4.
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Where it occurs
Occurrences
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- Luke 1:5Ἀαρών · of AaronIn the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
- Acts 7:40Ἀαρών · to AaronThey said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
- Hebrews 5:4Ἀαρών · AaronNo one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
- Hebrews 7:11Ἀαρὼν · of AaronNow if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
- Hebrews 9:4Ἀαρὼν · Aaron’s…containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.