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Numbers 16:10
and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?

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Numbers 16:9
Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of Yahweh’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;

Exodus 28:1
“Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office: Aaron, with Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

Hebrews 5:4
Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

Hebrews 5:5
So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”

Exodus 29:9
You shall clothe them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind headbands on them. They shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. You shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Numbers 18:7
You and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil. You shall serve. I give you the service of the priesthood as a gift. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”

Numbers 25:13
It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’ ”

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Numbers 17:3
You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

Numbers 17:4
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.

Numbers 17:5
It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”

Numbers 17:6
Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.

Numbers 17:7
Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.

Numbers 17:8
On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

Numbers 17:9
Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

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