See: The Ten Plagues? Aaron at the Giving of the Torah He struck the sand to start the plague of lice. He struck the waters of the Nile twice, once to begin the plague of blood, and the second time to instigate the plague of frogs. See: Of Snakes and Sticks Aaron, Moses and the 10 PlaguesĪaron, not Moses, was the one who initiated the first three plagues. 10 To that, the magicians had no response. Aaron’s staff then 9 consumed the staffs of all the magicians, swallowing them whole, but it remained the same thickness even after swallowing them.
Aaron then grabbed his snake by the tail and it reverted to a staff. The royal magicians immediately did the same, transforming their staffs into snakes as well. This time, G‑d instructed them to perform miracles before Pharaoh.Īfter relaying the message once again, Aaron began performing the miracles to prove that G‑d had sent them: He cast his staff to the ground and it transformed into a snake. Moses complained to G‑d, and they were told to return to Pharaoh and reiterate their demands. He ordered his taskmasters to cease providing straw for the making of the bricks, forcing the Israelite slaves to collect it themselves, while their brick quotas remained unchanged. Furious that the Israelites would even consider asking to be freed, he attributed their temerity to a lack of strenuous labor. Pharaoh did not immediately accede to their demands. 6Īs they entered the palace, one by one, the elders lost heart and snuck away, leaving only Moses and Aaron, who strode into the throne room to tell Pharaoh to liberate the Israelites. Aaron’s role was to act as Moses’ voice, making up for his brother’s speech impediment (see: Why Did Moses Stutter?).
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Together, they all traveled to the palace of Pharaoh to tell him that the time had come to free the Israelites. Then, Moses and Aaron met the elders of the Israelites and conveyed G‑d’s message of hope. Upon hearing the news, Aaron immediately set out to greet Moses, meeting him at the border of Egypt. 4 Aaron, who was still in Egypt, prophetically received the message in tandem with his brother. Many years later, when Aaron was 83 years old, 3 G‑d revealed to Moses at the Burning Bush that the time had arrived for him to redeem the Israelites.
See: Where Was Moses? Accompanying Moses to Pharaoh He lived with them during his childhood, after which he was taken to the royal palace, where he was raised by Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh.ĭuring Moses’s time in the palace and his subsequent flight to Midian, Aaron remained in Egypt, guiding his people and reminding them of G‑d’s promise that He would eventually redeem them. Aaron and Miriam sang and danced at the wedding. Her efforts were fruitful, and they remarried in a very public celebration.
She also prophesied that they would give birth to a child who would redeem the Israelites from Egypt. Miriam, Aaron’s older sister, convinced her parents that they would effectively destroy the nation of Israel if no children would be born. Since they were leaders of the Israelites, their example was widely followed. As members of the tribe of Levi, his family was exempt from the slavery that the rest of the Israelites were subject to (read: Why Didn’t Pharaoh Enslave the Tribe of Levi?).Īfter Aaron was born, his parents separated, as Pharaoh had decreed that all boys born (even the Levites) were to be thrown in the Nile, and they did not want to risk having more children. Birth and Early LifeĪaron was the second child born to Amram and Yocheved more than 83 years before the Exodus. He was remembered as a peace-maker, beloved by all. Aaron was the brother of Moses and Miriam, and the progenitor of all future priests ( kohanim). He was born in Egypt and served in the Tabernacle throughout most of the 40 years that the Jews traveled through the desert.
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