Aaron

Prophet in the Abrahamic faiths High PriestAaronאַהֳרֹןThe High Priest Aaron by Joan de Joanes, c. 1545 – c. 1550Venerated inJudaismChristianityIslamSamaritanismBaháʼí FaithRastafariFeastLatin Church: July 1The Sunday before Nativity (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Old Testament) (Eastern Orthodox Church)Maronite Church: September 4 Title Prophet High Priest Personal lifeBornGoshen, Lower Egypt, Ancient EgyptDiedMount Hor, near the border of Edom, Transjordan, or Moseroth, near Edom (aged 123 in Jewish traditions)SpouseElishebaChildren 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) Religious lifeReligionAbrahamic religions According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron (/ˈɛərən/ ⓘ AIR-ən or /ˈærən/ ⓘ ARR-ən) 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 (Luke, Acts, and Hebrews), and the Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlik