Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Parallel translations
- WEB Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- KJV And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- BSB And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- NASB Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- NLT Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Quick answer
Aaron marries Elisheba and fathers four sons, including Nadab and Abihu. These sons begin the line of Israel's priests.
Overview
Aaron's marriage and sons establish the priestly succession, for Eleazar and Ithamar will carry on faithful service while Nadab and Abihu later die for offering unauthorized fire (Leviticus 10). Elisheba's brother Nahshon ties this family to the leading tribe of Judah. The verse anticipates both the dignity and the danger of the priesthood, which finds its perfection in Christ, the sinless High Priest who never profanes God's holiness.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ruth 4:19–20and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
- Num 2:3Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Num 1:7Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- 1 Chr 2:10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- 1 Chr 6:3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Matt 1:4Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
- 1 Chr 24:1–2These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Num 26:60–61To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- Num 3:2–4These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Exod 24:1He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
- Lev 10:1–2Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.
- Exod 24:9Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
- Num 20:25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
- Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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