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  2. Aaron - Wikipedia

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    Aaron's descendants including Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amaziah and Ahitub. Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon of the tribe of Judah. [64] The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; [note 3] only the latter two had progeny. A descendant of Aaron is an Aaronite, or Kohen, meaning Priest.

  3. Y-chromosomal Aaron - Wikipedia

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    Y-chromosomal Aaron. Y-chromosomal Aaron is the name given to the hypothesized most recent common ancestor of the patrilineal Jewish priestly caste known as Kohanim (singular "Kohen", also spelled "Cohen"). According to the traditional understanding of the Hebrew Bible, this ancestor was Aaron, the brother of Moses.

  4. Tribe of Levi - Wikipedia

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    Tribe of Levi. According to the Bible, the Tribe of Levi is one of the tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Levi, son of Jacob. The descendants of Aaron, who was the first High Priest of Israel, were designated as the priestly class, the Kohanim. The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political ...

  5. Kohen - Wikipedia

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    A number of reasons have been suggested for why Aaron and his descendants were chosen instead: [19] Due to Aaron's role in the Exodus, alongside Moses [20] As reward for greeting Moses cheerfully (Exodus 4:14), willingly subordinating himself to Moses in the Exodus, even though he (Aaron) was the elder of the two brothers [21]

  6. Nadab and Abihu - Wikipedia

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    Nadab and Abihu were the first two sons of Aaron the Levite by his marriage to Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah. They had four sons in total, the younger two sons being named Eleazar and Ithamar. [3] During the Exodus journey, after the Israelites' affirmation of their covenant with God, [4] Abihu and Nadab accompanied ...

  7. Sons of Zadok - Wikipedia

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    The Sons of Zadok (Hebrew: בְּנֵי צָדוֹק, romanized: bǝnē Ṣādōq) is a lineage of priests (kohanim) descended from Zadok that is described in the prophecies of Ezekiel. Zadok himself was the first high priest in Solomon's Temple (10th century BCE). His descendants were high priests in that temple until its destruction in 587 BCE.

  8. List of high priests of Israel - Wikipedia

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    Eleazar, son of Aaron [1] Phinehas, son of Eleazar. Abishua, son of Phinehas. The Samaritans insert Sashai as the son of Abishua and father of Bukki. [2] Bukki, son of Abishua. Uzzi, son of Bukki. Although Abishua, Bukki and Uzzi are not directly attested as high priests, this portion of the genealogy is assumed by other sources to give the ...

  9. Gershom - Wikipedia

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    Gershom. According to the Bible, Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם ‎ Gēršōm, "a sojourner there"; Latin: Gersam) was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah. [1] The name means "a stranger there" in Hebrew, (גר שם ‎ ger sham), which the text argues was a reference to Moses' flight from Egypt. Biblical scholars regard the name as being ...