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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.
The exclusive possession of the priesthood by Aaron's descendants was known as the priestly covenant. Many commentators assert that the firstborns lost their status due to their participation in the golden calf sin. [17] A number of reasons have been suggested for why Aaron and his descendants were chosen instead: [19]
The descendants of Aaron, who was the first High Priest of Israel, were designated as the priestly class, the Kohanim. Levite reading the law to the Israelites (1873 drawing) The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well.
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 .
According to some commentaries, the priesthood was further restricted to descendants of Aaron's son Eleazar after Eleazar inherited Aaron's priestly robes (Numbers 20:24–28), [citation needed] and further restricted to descendants of Eleazar's son Pinchas after Pinchas performed his act of zealotry. [1]
However, Nadab and Abihu died before Aaron, and only Eleazar and Ithamar had sons. [2] In Chronicles, one priest from Eleazar's descendants, and another priest from Ithamar's descendants, were designated by King David to help create the various priestly work groups. [3]
The priesthood of ancient Israel was the class of male individuals, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, were patrilineal descendants from Aaron (the elder brother of Moses) and the tribe of Levi, who served in the Tabernacle, Solomon's Temple and Second Temple until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
In the Torah, Ithamar (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר, romanized: ʾĪṯāmār, lit. 'palm tree isle') was the fourth (and the youngest) son of Aaron the High Priest. [1] ...