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Aaron
Aaron, detail of a 3rd-century fresco from the synagogue at Doura-Europus, Syria; in the National Museum, Damascus
In the Book of Exodus, Aaron is identified as the son of Amram and Jochebed, both of whom were of the tribe of Levi. He was the older brother of Moses by three years.1