According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the He
The High Priest Aaron by Joan de Joanes, c. 1545 – c. 1550
Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh
Aaron depicted by Jacques Bergé
The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, etching by Augustin Hirschvogel
Miriam is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus.
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…Acts, and Hebrews), and the Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the Land of Goshen. When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served…
Miriam and the Israelites celebrating their victory over Pharaoh and his army, by the Dalziels (Dalziels’ Bible Gallery) (1881), after a painting by Sir Edward John Poynter (1864).
Miriam watching over her infant brother Moses in a 19th century painting by Paul Delaroche
Aaron, Miriam and Moses. Chalk drawing by Jacob Jordaens, c 1650