Monday, December 20, 2021

Who was the wife of Aaron?

        Elisheba (Exod. 6:23), wife of Aaron, first head of the Hebrew priesthood. She became the ancestress of the entire Levitical priesthood.
       Elisheba was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Naashon, prince of the tribe of Judah. She bore Aaron four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. From her latter two sons descended the long line of priests who ministered in the sanctuary and taught the people the law of God. Her other two sons, Nadab and Abihu, offered "strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not . . . and they died before the Lord." (Lev. 10:1, 2) Probably these sons disobeyed God when they drank strong wine before entering the tabernacle (Lev. 10:9).
       But Elisheba's third son Eleazar became chief of the Levites and second only to his father Aaron in authority of the priesthood. After his father's death he held his office during the remainder of Moses' life and the leadership of Joshua. Also he played a prominent part in dividing Canaan by lot among the several tribes.
       Upon Elisheba's youngest son Ithamar fell the duty of enumerating materials gathered for the tabernacle (Exod. 38:21).
       Elisheba's name means "God is an oath" a probable indication of her strong belief in God?

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