38 Bible Verses about Aaron, As High Priest

Jehovah continued: Bring your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar to you from all the Israelites. They will serve me as priests.

Jehovah continued to speak to Moses:

and make sacred anointing oil, mixed like perfume.

Aaron must burn sweet incense on this altar every morning when he takes care of the lamps.

From the violet, purple, and bright red yarn they made special clothes worn for official duties in the holy place. They also made the holy clothes for Aaron. They obeyed Jehovah's instructions to Moses.

Jehovah said to Aaron:

On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

Every high priest taken from among men is appointed in behalf of men in things relating to God. He may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Once a year Aaron must make atonement with Jehovah by putting blood on its horns. Once a year for generations to come blood from the offering must be placed on the altar to make atonement with Jehovah. It is most holy to Jehovah.

Only the high priest enters the inner room. Once a year he entered with blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people.

Neither should he offer himself as the high priest enters into the Holy Place every year with blood of others.

Moses said to Aaron: Take your incense burner, put burning coals from the altar and incense in it, and go quickly into the congregation to make peace with Jehovah for the people. Jehovah shows his anger! A plague has started.

The next day Moses went into the tent. He found that Aaron's staff for the tribe of Levi had not only begun to grow, but it had also blossomed and produced ripe almonds.

It had a golden incense burner. The Ark of the Covenant was completely covered with gold. It contained the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant.

on the border of Edom. There Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron:

There have been many priests. This is because they have been prevented from continuing by death.

If perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood, for under it the people received the Law, what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, instead of one named after the order of Aaron?

Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to do the priests' duties must be put to death.

Samuel continued: Jehovah chose Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors out of Egypt.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests. Samuel was among those who called on his name. They called upon Jehovah and he answered them.

No one takes this honor upon himself. He is called by God, even as Aaron was.

Dress your brother Aaron and his sons in these clothes and anoint them, ordain them, and set them apart to serve me as priests.

Ordain him by pouring olive oil on his head. Aaron's sons should dress in their special shirts, caps and sashes. Then ordain them, because they and their descendants will have a long lasting priesthood.

He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to set him apart for his holy duties.

Make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.

The clothes they will make are as follows: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest's turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they will be able to serve me as priests.

He clothed Aaron with the embroidered tunic and tied the sash around him. He also dressed him in the linen robe that is worn with the ephod. He fastened the ephod to it. Then he placed the breastplate on him and he placed the Urim and Thummim. He put the turban on Aaron's head and fastened the gold medallion, the holy crown, to the front of the turban as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on two onyx stones. Engrave them in order of their birth. Place six names on each stone. Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings.read more.
Then fasten them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as reminders of who the Israelites are. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders as a reminder in Jehovah's presence.

I also appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make what I have commanded you:

Bring the other Levites from your ancestor's tribe to join you and help you and your sons serve in front of the tent of the words of my promise.

You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering which was waved and which was offered from the ram of ordination, from the one that was for Aaron and from the one that was for his sons. It will be for Aaron and his sons as their long lasting portion from the sons of Israel. It is a heave offering. It will be a heave offering from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their heave offering to Jehovah.

Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting. They shall eat those things used for their atonement and their ordination and consecration. A layman shall not eat them, because they are holy.

The rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is most holy and set apart from Jehovah's offering by fire.

This is the share for Aaron and his sons from the sacrifices by fire made to Jehovah. It was given to them on the day Moses ordained them to serve Jehovah as priests.' Jehovah commanded the Israelites to give it to them on the day he anointed them. This is a long lasting law for generations to come.

Jehovah said to Aaron: I have placed you in charge of all the contributions given to me. I have given you and your descendants all the holy gifts from the Israelites as your share. These contributions will be yours from generation to generation. That part of the most holy offerings that is not burned belongs to you. It may come from a grain offering, an offering for sin, or a guilt offering. Whatever is brought to me, as a most holy offering will belong to you and your sons.

You will also contribute one-tenth of your income to Jehovah out of all that you receive from the Israelites' income. You will give Jehovah's contribution to the priest Aaron.

That we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every sort of tree, and wine and oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God. The tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites for the Levites, take a tenth in all the towns of our ploughed land.

Thirteen cities in all, with pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.