Numbers 26:60 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse lists the four sons born to Aaron, who was Moses' brother and Israel's first high priest.

📚 Historical Context

This verse appears in the second census of Israel, taken near the end of their 40-year wilderness journey. Aaron was the first high priest of Israel and Moses' older brother, chosen by God to serve in the tabernacle. Two of these sons, Nadab and Abihu, had died earlier for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1-2), while Eleazar succeeded Aaron as high priest.

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