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Exodus 6:23
"Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar."
Aaron was Moses brother. He was married to Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab. When God called Moses to lead the Hebrew people out slavery in Egypt, Moses protested that he was not a good public speaker.
God then chose Aaron, who was very well-spoken, to be Moses' official spokesman. At Moses' instruction, Aaron also performed miracle assigns (for example, Aaron's rod turned into a serpent and swallowed the rods of the Egyptian magicians in) .
Exodus 7:8-12
8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”
10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
During he wanderings in the wilderness, Aaron's rod was the only one that produced buds, blossoms and almonds, indicating God's choice of Aaron and his descendants as priests ( Number 17:1-10 ).
Aaron became a leader alongside his brother, Moses. He helped Moses keep order and give judgements during the years in the wilderness.
When the priesthood was instituted, Aaron became the first high priest of Israel (Exodus 28 & 29).
He became the spiritual leader of the nation but he committed a serious sin when he yielded to the pressure of the people and built the golden calf for them to worship while Moses was up the mountain praying and receiving the TEN COMMANDMENTS.
Moses prayed to God on Aaron's behalf and God spared his life. Aaron handed over his priestly garments to his son (Eleazar) on Mount Hor and then died. After his death, the community mourned for 30 days. (Number 20:22-29).
Like Moses, Aaron didn't enter the promised land.
