Aaron

In the [[Hebrew Bible]], '''Aaron''' <big>אַהֲרֹן</big> ''′ahărōn'',Arabic <big>هارون</big>}} ''Hārūn'', [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ([[Septuagint]]): [[Ἀαρών]]; often called '''Aaron the [[priest]]''' (אֵהֲרֹן הֵכֹּהֵן) and once '''Aaron the [[Levite]]''' (אַהֲרֹן הַלֵּוִי) ([[Exodus 4:14]]) was the older brother of [[Moses]] ([[Exodus 6:16|Exodus 6:16-20]], 7:7; and a [[prophet]] of [[God]]. Unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister [[Miriam]] remained with their [[kinship|kinsmen]] in the eastern border-land of Egypt ([[Land of Goshen|Goshen]]). When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to Pharaoh. ([[Exodus 7:1]]-[[Exodus 7:9|9]]) Part of the Law (Torah) that Moses received from God at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first [[High Priest (Judaism)|High Priest]] of the [[Israelites]]. Aaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river and he was buried on [[Mount Hor]] ([[Numbers 33:39]]; [[Numbers 20:22]]-[[Numbers 20:29|29]], [[Numbers 33:38]]-[[Numbers 33:39|39]]. [[Deuteronomy 10:6]] says he died and was buried at Moserah). Aaron is also mentioned in the [[New Testament]] of the Bible in [[Luke 1:5]], [[Luke 1:31|31]], [[Acts 7:40]], [[Hebrews 5:4]], Hebrews 7:11|7:11]], and [[Hebrews 9:4]]