Cohen
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Cohen is a surname of Jewish, Samaritan and Biblical origins. It is a common Jewish surname, and is the most common surname in Israel.
The Suleiman ben Pinhas al-Cohen family of Sana'a, circa 1944
Aaron
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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
Cohen
…often (although not always) indicates that one's patrilineal ancestors were priests in the Temple of Jerusalem. Although not all Kohenic lines stem from Aaron, the brother of Moses, he is generally regarded as the patriarch of the lineage and the first Kohen. A single such priest was known as a Kohen, and the…
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