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The '''Aaron''' is the eldest son of [[Amram (EBD)|Amran]] and [[Jochebed (EBD)|Jochebed]], a daughter of [[Levi (EBD)|Levi]] (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in [[Egypt (EBD)|Egypt]] three years before his [[Brother (EBD)|brother]] [[Moses (EBD)|Moses]], and a number of years after his sister [[Miriam (EBD)|Miriam]] (Ex 2:1,4; 7:7). He [[Marriage (EBD)|married]] [[Elisheba (EBD)|Elisheba]], the daughter of [[Amminadab (EBD)|Amminadab]] of the house of [[Judah (EBD)|Judah]] (Ex 6:23; 1 Chr. 2:10), by whom he had four sons, [[Nadab (EBD)|Nadab]] and [[Abihu (EBD)|Abihu]], [[Eleazar (EBD)|Eleazar]] and [[Ithamar (EBD)|Ithamar]]. When the time for the deliverance of [[Israel (EBD)|Israel]] out of Egypt drew nigh, he was sent by [[God (EBD)|God]] (Ex. 4:14,27-30) to meet his long-absent brother, that he might co-operate with him in all that they were required to do in bringing about the Exodus. He was to be the 'mouth' or '[[Prophet (EBD)|prophet]]' of Moses, i.e., was to speak for him, because he was a man of a ready utterance (7:1,2,9,10,19). He was faithful to his trust, and stood by Moses in all his interviews with [[Pharaoh (EBD)|Pharaoh]].