According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran.
Portrait painting of 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
Moses was a Hebrew teacher and leader considered the most important prophet in Judaism and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. According to both the Bible and the Quran, Moses was the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver to whom the prophetic authorship of the Torah is attributed.
Moses with the Tablets of the Law (1624), by Guido Reni
Moses striking the rock, 1630 by Pieter de Grebber
The Finding of Moses, painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1904
Moses before the Pharaoh, a 6th-century miniature from the Syriac Bible of Paris