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Synopsis: Aaron was the older brother of Moses and so played a unique part in the history of the Hebrew people, becoming God's spokesman for Moses, and later, the first High Priest.
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Aaron was the older brother of Moses and so played a unique part in the history of the Hebrew people. He was the elder son (and second child) of Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi. He became the first High Priest. While Moses was receiving his education at the Egyptian court and during his exile among the Midianites, Aaron and his sister remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt. Here he gained a name for eloquent and persuasive speech, so that when the time came for the demand upon Pharaoh to release Israel from captivity, Aaron became his brother’s spokesman.