First high priest · Exodus, c. 1400–1200 BC

Aaron in the Bible

Aaron speaks for Moses before Pharaoh and becomes Israel's first high priest, with the priesthood passing to his sons. He also makes the golden calf, so the office of priest begins with a man who has already needed atonement himself.

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Verses mentioning Aaron

351 occurrences across 331 verses in the King James Version.

  1. Exodus 29:20

    Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

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  2. Exodus 29:21

    And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

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  3. Exodus 29:24

    And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. shalt wave: or, shalt shake to and fro

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  4. Exodus 29:26

    And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part.

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  5. Exodus 29:27

    And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:

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  6. Exodus 29:28

    And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.

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  7. Exodus 29:29

    And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.

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  8. Exodus 29:32

    And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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  9. Exodus 29:35

    And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

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  10. Exodus 29:44

    And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.

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  11. Exodus 30:7

    And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. sweet incense: Heb. incense of spices

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  12. Exodus 30:8

    And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. lighteth: or setteth up: Heb. causeth to ascend at even: Heb. between the two evenings

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  13. Exodus 30:10

    And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.

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  14. Exodus 30:19

    For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

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  15. Exodus 30:30

    And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

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  16. Exodus 31:10

    And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,

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  17. Exodus 32:1

    And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

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  18. Exodus 32:2

    And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

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  19. Exodus 32:3

    And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

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  20. Exodus 32:5

    And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.

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  21. Exodus 32:21

    And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

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  22. Exodus 32:22

    And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

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  23. Exodus 32:25

    And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) their enemies: Heb. those that rose up against them

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  24. Exodus 32:35

    And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

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  25. Exodus 34:30

    And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

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