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Aaron was a son of Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:20), and a brother of Moses and Miriam (Ex. 4:14; 15:20). God directed him to meet his brother at the
Aaron was a son of Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:20), and a brother of Moses and Miriam (Ex. 4:14; 15:20). God directed him to meet his brother at the “mount of God“ (Ex. 4:27-28), and appointed him spokesman for Moses (Ex. 4:14-16; 7:1-2; 2 Ne. 3:17). The Aaronic Priesthood, or lesser priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, takes its name from Aaron.While the Israelites were encamped at Sinai, Aaron, two of his sons, and seventy elders accompanied Moses to the holy mountain, where they saw God (Ex. 24:1, 9-11). Aaron and his sons were called by God through the prophet Moses to serve in the priests‘ office (Ex. 28:1), Aaron becoming the “high,&ldquo%3

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Aaron was a son of Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:20), and a brother of Moses and Miriam (Ex. 4:14; 15:20). God directed him to meet his brother at the “mount of God“ (Ex. 4:27-28), and appointed him spokesman for Moses (Ex. 4:14-16; 7:1-2; 2 Ne. 3:17). The Aaronic Priesthood, or lesser priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, takes its name from Aaron.While the Israelites were encamped at Sinai, Aaron, two of his sons, and seventy elders accompanied Moses to the holy mountain, where they saw God (Ex. 24:1, 9-11). Aaron and his sons were called by God through the prophet Moses to serve in the priests‘ office (Ex. 28:1), Aaron becoming the “high,&ldquo%3