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Aaron
(
c.
13th cent. BCE).
Elder brother of
Moses
. He was perceived in biblical literature as the archetypal
priest
and the founder of the hereditary priesthood (see
AARONIDES
).
In the Qur’
n, he appears as H
r
n, a
prophet
and helper to his brother M
s
(Moses).
c.
13th cent. BCE).
Elder brother of
Moses
. He was perceived in biblical literature as the archetypal
priest
and the founder of the hereditary priesthood (see
AARONIDES
).
In the Qur’
n, he appears as Hrn, aprophet
and helper to his brother M
s(Moses).
Aaron ben Elijah
(?1328–69).
Karaite
Jewish philosopher and exegete. His greatest work was the trilogy
Ez Hayyim
(Tree of Life),
Gan Eden
(Garden of
Eden
), and
Keter Torah
(Crown of the Law).
Karaite
Jewish philosopher and exegete. His greatest work was the trilogy
Ez Hayyim
(Tree of Life),
Gan Eden
(Garden of
Eden
), and
Keter Torah
(Crown of the Law).
Aaron ben Jacob ha-Kohen of Lunel
(13th/14th cent. CE).
French Jewish
Talmudist
. His most famous work,
Orhot
ayyim
(Ways of Life), was a compilation of Jewish law which was widely quoted.
French Jewish
Talmudist
. His most famous work,
Orhot
ayyim(Ways of Life), was a compilation of Jewish law which was widely quoted.
Aaronides
.
.
Descendants of
Aaron
and members of the Israelite
priesthood
. According to Numbers 18. 1–7, there is a clear distinction between members of the house of
Levi
and the direct descendants of Aaron who ‘shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that which is within the veil’ (v. 7).
Aaron
and members of the Israelite
priesthood
. According to Numbers 18. 1–7, there is a clear distinction between members of the house of
Levi
and the direct descendants of Aaron who ‘shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that which is within the veil’ (v. 7).
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