Bible Cross References
The sons
1 Chronicles 6:3
Amram had two sons, Aaron and Moses, and one daughter, Miriam. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exodus 6:20
Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
Numbers 3:27
The clan of Kohath was composed of the families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Numbers 26:59
who was married to Levi's daughter Jochebed, who was born in Egypt. She bore Amram two sons, Aaron and Moses, and a daughter, Miriam.
separated
Exodus 28:1-14
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"Summon your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Separate them from the people of Israel, so that they may serve me as priests.
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Make priestly garments for your brother Aaron, to provide him with dignity and beauty.
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Call all the skilled workers to whom I have given ability, and tell them to make Aaron's clothes, so that he may be dedicated as a priest in my service.
4
Tell them to make a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered shirt, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these priestly garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they can serve me as priests.
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The skilled workers are to use blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen.
6
"They are to make the ephod of blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen, decorated with embroidery.
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Two shoulder straps, by which it can be fastened, are to be attached to the sides.
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A finely woven belt made of the same materials is to be attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it.
9
Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob,
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in the order of their birth, with six on one stone and six on the other.
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Have a skillful jeweler engrave on the two stones the names of the sons of Jacob, and mount the stones in gold settings.
12
Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the LORD, will always remember my people.
13
Make two gold settings
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and two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and attach them to the settings.
Numbers 18:1
The LORD said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and the Levites must suffer the consequences of any guilt connected with serving in the Tent of my presence; but only you and your sons will suffer the consequences of service in the priesthood.
Psalm 99:6
Moses and Aaron were his priests, and Samuel was one who prayed to him; they called to the LORD, and he answered them.
Psalm 106:16
There in the desert they were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the LORD's holy servant.
Acts 13:2
While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them."
Romans 1:1
From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News.
Galatians 1:15
But God in his grace chose me even before I was born, and called me to serve him. And when he decided
Hebrews 5:4
No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest---just as Aaron was.
sanctify
Exodus 29:33-37
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They shall eat what was used in the ritual of forgiveness at their ordination. Only priests may eat this food, because it is sacred.
34
If some of the meat or some of the bread is not eaten by morning, it is to be burned; it is not to be eaten, for it is sacred.
35
"Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you.
36
Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice, so that sin may be forgiven. This will purify the altar. Then anoint it with olive oil to make it holy.
37
Do this every day for seven days. Then the altar will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches it will be harmed by the power of its holiness.
Exodus 29:44-37
Exodus 40:9-15
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"Then dedicate the Tent and all its equipment by anointing it with the sacred oil, and it will be holy.
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Next, dedicate the altar and all its equipment by anointing it, and it will be completely holy.
11
Also dedicate the washbasin and its base in the same way.
12
"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent, and have them take a ritual bath.
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Dress Aaron in the priestly garments, anoint him, and in this way consecrate him, so that he can serve me as priest.
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Bring his sons and put the shirts on them.
15
Then anoint them, just as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me as priests. This anointing will make them priests for all time to come."
Leviticus 10:10
You must distinguish between what belongs to God and what is for general use, between what is ritually clean and what is unclean.
Leviticus 10:17
"Why didn't you eat the sin offering in a sacred place? It is very holy, and the LORD has given it to you in order to take away the sin of the community.
Leviticus 10:18
Since its blood was not brought into the sacred Tent, you should have eaten the sacrifice there, as I commanded."
Leviticus 16:11-19
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When Aaron sacrifices the bull as the sin offering for himself and his family,
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he shall take a fire pan full of burning coals from the altar and two handfuls of fine incense and bring them into the Most Holy Place.
13
There in the LORD's presence he shall put the incense on the fire, and the smoke of the incense will hide the lid of the Covenant Box so that he will not see it and die.
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He shall take some of the bull's blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the lid and then sprinkle some of it seven times in front of the Covenant Box.
15
After that, he shall kill the goat for the sin offering for the people, bring its blood into the Most Holy Place, and sprinkle it on the lid and then in front of the Covenant Box, as he did with the bull's blood.
16
In this way he will perform the ritual to purify the Most Holy Place from the uncleanness of the people of Israel and from all their sins. He must do this to the Tent, because it stands in the middle of the camp, which is ritually unclean.
17
From the time Aaron enters the Most Holy Place to perform the ritual of purification until he comes out, there must be no one in the Tent. When he has performed the ritual for himself, his family, and the whole community,
18
he must then go out to the altar for burnt offerings and purify it. He must take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it all over the projections at the corners of the altar.
19
With his finger he must sprinkle some of the blood on the altar seven times. In this way he is to purify it from the sins of the people of Israel and make it holy.
Leviticus 16:32-19
Leviticus 16:33-19
Leviticus 17:2-6
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to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations.
3
Any Israelites who kill a cow or a sheep or a goat as an offering to the LORD anywhere except at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence have broken the Law. They have shed blood and shall no longer be considered God's people.
5
The meaning of this command is that the people of Israel shall now bring to the LORD the animals which they used to kill in the open country. They shall now bring them to the priest at the entrance of the Tent and kill them as fellowship offerings.
6
The priest shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar at the entrance of the Tent and burn the fat to produce an odor that is pleasing to the LORD.
Numbers 18:3-8
3
They are to fulfill their duties to you and their responsibilities for the Tent, but they must not have any contact with sacred objects in the Holy Place or with the altar. If they do, both they and you will be put to death.
4
They are to work with you and fulfill their responsibilities for all the service in the Tent, but no unqualified person may work with you.
5
You and your sons alone must fulfill the responsibilities for the Holy Place and the altar, so that my anger will not again break out against the people of Israel.
6
I am the one who has chosen your relatives the Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you. They are dedicated to me, so that they can carry out their duties in the Tent.
7
But you and your sons alone shall fulfill all the responsibilities of the priesthood that concern the altar and what is in the Most Holy Place. These things are your responsibility, because I have given you the gift of the priesthood. Any unqualified person who comes near the sacred objects shall be put to death."
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The LORD said to Aaron, "Remember that I am giving you all the special contributions made to me that are not burned as sacrifices. I am giving them to you and to your descendants as the part assigned to you forever.
to burn incense
Exodus 30:6-10
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Put this altar outside the curtain which hangs in front of the Covenant Box. That is the place where I will meet you.
7
Every morning when Aaron comes to take care of the lamps, he is to burn sweet-smelling incense on it.
8
He must do the same when he lights the lamps in the evening. This offering of incense is to continue without interruption for all time to come.
9
Do not offer on this altar any forbidden incense, any animal offering, or any grain offering, and do not pour out any wine offering on it.
10
Once a year Aaron is to perform the ritual for purifying the altar by putting on its four projections the blood of the animal sacrificed for sin. This is to be done every year for all time to come. This altar is to be completely holy, dedicated to me, the LORD."
Exodus 30:34-38
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The LORD said to Moses, "Take an equal part of each of the following sweet spices---stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense.
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Use them to make incense, mixed like perfume. Add salt to keep it pure and holy.
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Beat part of it into a fine powder, take it into the Tent of my presence, and sprinkle it in front of the Covenant Box. Treat this incense as completely holy.
37
Do not use the same formula to make any incense like it for yourselves. Treat it as a holy thing dedicated to me.
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If anyone makes any like it for use as perfume, he will no longer be considered one of my people."
Leviticus 10:1
Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan, put live coals in it, added incense, and presented it to the LORD. But this fire was not holy, because the LORD had not commanded them to present it.
Leviticus 10:2
Suddenly the LORD sent fire, and it burned them to death there in the presence of the LORD.
Leviticus 16:12
he shall take a fire pan full of burning coals from the altar and two handfuls of fine incense and bring them into the Most Holy Place.
Leviticus 16:13
There in the LORD's presence he shall put the incense on the fire, and the smoke of the incense will hide the lid of the Covenant Box so that he will not see it and die.
Numbers 16:16-18
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Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow you and your 250 followers must come to the Tent of the LORD's presence; Aaron will also be there.
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Each of you will take his fire pan, put incense on it, and then present it at the altar."
18
So they each took their fire pans, put live coals and incense on them, and stood at the entrance of the Tent with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 16:35-40
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Then the LORD sent a fire that blazed out and burned up the 250 men who had presented the incense.
36
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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"Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the bronze fire pans from the remains of those who have been burned, and scatter the coals from the fire pans somewhere else, because the fire pans are holy.
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They became holy when they were presented at the LORD's altar. So take the fire pans of these who were put to death for their sin, beat them into thin plates, and make a covering for the altar. It will be a warning to the people of Israel."
39
So Eleazar the priest took the fire pans and had them beaten into thin plates to make a covering for the altar.
40
This was a warning to the Israelites that no one who was not a descendant of Aaron should come to the altar to burn incense for the LORD. Otherwise he would be destroyed like Korah and his men. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Eleazar through Moses.
Numbers 16:46-40
Numbers 16:47-40
1 Samuel 2:28
From all the tribes of Israel I chose his family to be my priests, to serve at the altar, to burn the incense, and to wear the ephod to consult me. And I gave them the right to keep a share of the sacrifices burned on the altar.
2 Chronicles 26:18-21
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to resist him. They said, "Uzziah! You have no right to burn incense to the LORD. Only the priests who are descended from Aaron have been consecrated to do this. Leave this holy place. You have offended the LORD God, and you no longer have his blessing."
19
Uzziah was standing there in the Temple beside the incense altar and was holding an incense burner. He became angry with the priests, and immediately a dreaded skin disease broke out on his forehead.
20
Azariah and the other priests stared at the king's forehead in horror and then forced him to leave the Temple. He hurried to get out, because the LORD had punished him.
21
For the rest of his life King Uzziah was ritually unclean because of his disease. Unable to enter the Temple again, he lived in his own house, relieved of all duties, while his son Jotham governed the country.
Luke 1:9
According to the custom followed by the priests, he was chosen by lot to burn incense on the altar. So he went into the Temple of the Lord,
Revelation 8:3
Another angel, who had a gold incense container, came and stood at the altar. He was given a lot of incense to add to the prayers of all God's people and to offer it on the gold altar that stands before the throne.
to bless
Leviticus 9:22
When Aaron had finished all the sacrifices, he raised his hands over the people and blessed them, and then stepped down.
Leviticus 9:23
Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of the LORD's presence, and when they came out, they blessed the people, and the dazzling light of the LORD's presence appeared to all the people.
Numbers 6:23-27
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to tell Aaron and his sons to use the following words in blessing the people of Israel:
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May the LORD bless you and take care of you;
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May the LORD be kind and gracious to you;
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May the LORD look on you with favor and give you peace.
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And the LORD said, "If they pronounce my name as a blessing upon the people of Israel, I will bless them."
Deuteronomy 21:5
The levitical priests are to go there also, because they are to decide every legal case involving violence. The LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name.