Person
Aaron
Elder brother of Moses, born three years before him (Exod 7:7); first high priest; died on Mount Hor aged 123 (Num 33:38-39).
Sort year1574 BC
Tier 4 · Ussher, Annals of the World
Tier 4: Ussher, Annals (1658): 1574 BC (no higher-tier year available).
Scripture
Family
- Father
- Amram
Birth
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH | Not yet established | — | — pending CFAH reference |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Not stated in the Jones sources read (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament 15th ed. 2002). Leave empty until verified. |
| Ussher | 2430b AM, 1574 BC Precision: year |
1574 BC AM 2430 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §160 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) "Aaron was born 3 years before his brother Moses, 83 years before the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. Ex 7:7" Sets sort year |
| Jordan secondary | 2430 - Aaron ben Amram born (Ex. 7:7). Precision: year |
AM 2430 | Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 5)," Biblical Chronology 6:7 (July 1994), §15 "Moses" (year list) (opens in a new tab) |
Death
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH | Not yet established | — | — pending CFAH reference |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Not stated in the Jones sources read (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament 15th ed. 2002). Leave empty until verified. |
| Ussher | 2552c AM, 1452 BC Precision: year |
1452 BC AM 2552 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Fourth Age §268 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) §267 (34th camp, Mount Hor) and §268: "The Israelites mourned for Aaron 30 days". |
| Jordan secondary | Then Aaron died. Numbers 33:38 says that he died on the 1st day of the 5th month. Precision: year |
AM 2553 | Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 6)," Biblical Chronology 6:8 (August 1994), §18 "The Years 2553 and 2554." (opens in a new tab) Jordan's year 2553 begins in month 7 (autumn), so his month 5 of 2553 is the same summer as Ussher's 2552c AM / 1452 BC. |
Disagreements & open questions
- Chronologies disagree Anno Mundi figures differ: AM 2552 (Ussher); AM 2553 (Jordan).
Flags are generated from the figures stored in the data. The master timeline still sorts by the CFAH-weighted sort year.
Events
Related
Free sources
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) — Exod.4.14 ; Exod.6.20 ; Exod.7.7 ; Num.20.22-Num.20.29 ; Num.33.38-Num.33.39 public-domain
- The Annals of the World, Deduced from the Origin of Time (1658 English edition), Part One: 4004–176 BC (opens in a new tab) public-domain
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 5) (Biblical Chronology 6:7, July 1994) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
- The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 6) (Biblical Chronology 6:8, August 1994) (opens in a new tab) free-to-read
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.