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Background Information on Aaron
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 northeastern region of the Nile Delta. When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman to the Pharaoh (Exodus 7:1). Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites.[12] Levitical priests or kohanim are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from Aaron.[13] According to the Book of Numbers, Aaron died at 123 years of age, on Mount Hor, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt.[14] Deuteronomy, however, places these events at Moseroth.[15][16]
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Hymns Recommended by Experts
In Psalm 133 the church celebrates the joy of our unity in Christ and the call to live in unity with our brothers and sisters around the world and in our local communities of faith. The pouring of copious amounts of oil on Aaron’s head (Psalm 133:5) refers to his ordination and divine appointment to holy service (Exodus 29:7). Pouring of oil was also a sign of honor to a guest at a banquet (Psalm 23:5; Luke 7:40). This infectiously joyous setting by Argentine pastor and composer Pablo Sosa is internationally loved and found in many hymnals.
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God gave Aaron the exact words with which he was to bless the people, words that have ever since been known as the “Aaronic Benediction.” This familiar blessing has been proclaimed in countless worship services over the centuries. The much loved choral setting by Peter Lutkin has recently been included also in hymnals without the choral amen.
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