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The Birth of Aharon

Shalom!

We know the story about Moses’ birth from the Bible. But I do not see anything in the Bible about how his brother Aharon could have survived Pharaoh’s decree. Is there any teaching about the birth of Aaron from the rabbi?

Answer:

Aharon was three years older than Moses. He was born before Pharaoh’s decree to kill all newborn Jewish boys and therefore wasn’t in danger. In light of the decree, Amram and Yocheved (Moses’ parents) separated. They remarried after their daughter Miriam convinced them that what they are doing is worse than Pharaoh’s decree (since they are preventing the birth of girls as well). Upon remarrying, Yocheved gave birth to Moses and was forced to hide him.


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