A Biblical and theological dictionary: explanatory of the history, manners, and customs of the Jews, and neighbouring nations . him-self, and of the two hundred and fifty Leviteswho supported his pretensions, Num. xvi. Thesecond was the blossoming of Aarons rod,which was designed to cause the murmuringsof the Israelites against him to cease, by show-ing that he was chosen of God. Moses having,at the command of God, taken twelve rods ofan almond tree from the princes of the twelvetribes, and Aarons separately, he placed themin the tabernacle before the sanctuary, afterhaving written upon each t
A Biblical and theological dictionary: explanatory of the history, manners, and customs of the Jews, and neighbouring nations . him-self, and of the two hundred and fifty Leviteswho supported his pretensions, Num. xvi. Thesecond was the blossoming of Aarons rod,which was designed to cause the murmuringsof the Israelites against him to cease, by show-ing that he was chosen of God. Moses having,at the command of God, taken twelve rods ofan almond tree from the princes of the twelvetribes, and Aarons separately, he placed themin the tabernacle before the sanctuary, afterhaving written upon each the name of the tribewhich it represented, and upon the rod of Aaronthe name of Aaron. The day following, whenthe rods were taken out, that of Aaron wasbudded, and brought forth buds, and bloomedblossoms, and yielded almonds. This rodtherefore was laid up by the ark, to perpetuatethe remembrance of the miracle, and to be atoken of Aarons right to his office. Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter ofAmminadab, of the tribe ofjudoh, by whom hehad four sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar andIthamar, Exodus vi, 23. The two first wcie. AAR I killed by fire from heaven, as a punishment forpresuming to offer incense with strange fire intheir censers, Lev. x, 1, 2. From the two othersthe succession of high priests was continued inIsrael. The account of the death of Aaron is pecu-liarly solemn and affecting. As he and Moses,in striking the rock at Meribah, Num. xvi, hadnot honoured God by a perfect obedience andfaith, he in his wrath declared unto them thatthey should not enter into the promised after, the Lord commanded Moses, TakeAaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them upto mount Hor; and strip Aaron of his garments,—his splendid pontifical vestments,— and putthem upon Eleazar, his son; and Aaron shallbe gathered unto his people, and shall die command was carried into effect in thepresence of all Israel, who were encamped atthe foot of the mountain; and his son bei
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