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Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
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God's Orderly Transition
God commanded a public and orderly transfer of the priesthood from father to son. Commentators explain this was to prevent the people from rashly choosing their own leader and to ensure the sacred office would continue without controversy, establishing Eleazar's authority as God's chosen successor.
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16th Century
Protestant
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son. Aaron’s successor was to be designated while he himself was still living. This was, first of all, so that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son His eldest son, who was to succeed him in the priesthood, and did:
Presbyterian
God commands Aaron to prepare to die. There is something of displeasure in these orders. Aaron must not enter Canaan, because he had failed in his …
