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| - Aaron's rod refers to any of the staffs carried by Moses' brother, Aaron, in the Old Testament of the Bible. The Bible tells how, along with Moses' rod, Aaron's rod was endowed with miraculous power during the Plagues of Egypt which preceded the Exodus. There are two occasions where the Bible tells of the rod's power even when it was not being held by its owner.
- Aaron's Rod was a Masadan starship and part of Ephraim Templeton's privateer fleet. In 1892 PD, the Sisterhood of Barbara, a secret group of women plotting their escape from Masada, hijacked and piloted the shuttle Flower and, once they had taken command of Aaron's Rod with Judith Templeton serving as its captain, used the ship to flee from the Endicott System. (HHA4.1: PL)
- Aaron's Rod (Hebrew: מטה אהרן) refers to the staff which, in the hands of Aaron, the high priest, was endowed with miraculous power during the plagues that preceded the Exodus. In this function the staff of Moses was equally potent. Upon two occasions, however, the singular virtue of spontaneous power, when not in the grasp of its possessor, was exhibited by Aaron's Rod. At one time it swallowed the rods of the Egyptian magicians, and at another it blossomed and bore almonds in the Tabernacle, as an evidence of the exclusive right to the priesthood of the tribe of Levi. In commemoration of this decision it was commanded that the rod be put again "before the testimony" (Numbers 17:10). Hebrews 9:4 tells that the rod was later kept in the Ark of the Covenant, confirming that the rod was pres
- Aaron's rod, however, is cited twice as exhibiting miraculous power on its own, when not physically in the grasp of its owner. In Exodus 7 (Parshat Va'eira in the Torah), God sends Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh once more, instructing Aaron that when Pharaoh demands to see a miracle, he is to "cast down his rod" and it will become a serpent. When he does so, Pharaoh's sorcerers counter by similarly casting down their own rods, which also become serpents, but Aaron's rod/serpent swallows them all. "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn" and he chooses to ignore this bit of symbolic warning, and so the Plagues of Egypt ensue. Notably, this chapter begins with God telling Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh and your brother Aaron will be your prophet." As God transmits his word through his pr
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| - Aaron's Rod (Hebrew: מטה אהרן) refers to the staff which, in the hands of Aaron, the high priest, was endowed with miraculous power during the plagues that preceded the Exodus. In this function the staff of Moses was equally potent. Upon two occasions, however, the singular virtue of spontaneous power, when not in the grasp of its possessor, was exhibited by Aaron's Rod. At one time it swallowed the rods of the Egyptian magicians, and at another it blossomed and bore almonds in the Tabernacle, as an evidence of the exclusive right to the priesthood of the tribe of Levi. In commemoration of this decision it was commanded that the rod be put again "before the testimony" (Numbers 17:10). Hebrews 9:4 tells that the rod was later kept in the Ark of the Covenant, confirming that the rod was preserved in the Tabernacle as a relic of the institution of the Aaronic priesthood.
- Aaron's rod, however, is cited twice as exhibiting miraculous power on its own, when not physically in the grasp of its owner. In Exodus 7 (Parshat Va'eira in the Torah), God sends Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh once more, instructing Aaron that when Pharaoh demands to see a miracle, he is to "cast down his rod" and it will become a serpent. When he does so, Pharaoh's sorcerers counter by similarly casting down their own rods, which also become serpents, but Aaron's rod/serpent swallows them all. "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn" and he chooses to ignore this bit of symbolic warning, and so the Plagues of Egypt ensue. Notably, this chapter begins with God telling Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh and your brother Aaron will be your prophet." As God transmits his word through his prophets to his people, so Moses will transmit God's message through Aaron to the pharaoh. The prophet's task was to speak God's word on God's behalf. He was God's "mouth". (Exodus 4:15-16) In Numbers 17, Korah's rebellion against Moses' proclamation of the tribe of Levi as the priesthood has been quashed and the entire congregation's ensuing rebellion has resulted in a plague, ended only by the intercession of Moses and Aaron. In order to "stop the complaints" of the Israelites, God commands that each of the Twelve Tribes provide a rod; and only that of the tribe chosen to become priests will miraculously sprout overnight. Aaron provides his rod to represent the tribe of Levi, and "it put forth buds, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds" (Numbers 17:8), as an evidence of the exclusive right to the priesthood of the tribe of Levi. In commemoration of this decision it was commanded that the rod be put again "before the testimony" (Numbers 17:10). According to tradition, the rod of Aaron bore sweet almonds on one side and bitter on the other; if the Israelites followed the Lord, the sweet almonds would be ripe and edible, but if they were to forsake the path of the Lord, the bitter almonds would predominate. A later tradition asserts (Hebrews 9:4) that the rod was kept in the Ark of the Covenant. The main fact, however, is thus confirmed, that a rod was preserved in the Tabernacle as a relic of the institution of the Aaronic priesthood.
- Aaron's Rod was a Masadan starship and part of Ephraim Templeton's privateer fleet. In 1892 PD, the Sisterhood of Barbara, a secret group of women plotting their escape from Masada, hijacked and piloted the shuttle Flower and, once they had taken command of Aaron's Rod with Judith Templeton serving as its captain, used the ship to flee from the Endicott System. (HHA4.1: PL) After their escape. The ship was purchased by the Manticoran government, the resulting funds were divided among the sisters, giving all the refugees a stake, allowing them to avoid taking government assistance. The ship and its computer were examined by Manticore's intelligence services, which resulted in the resolution of the disappearance of several ships the Masadans had captured. (HHA5.1: R)
- Aaron's rod refers to any of the staffs carried by Moses' brother, Aaron, in the Old Testament of the Bible. The Bible tells how, along with Moses' rod, Aaron's rod was endowed with miraculous power during the Plagues of Egypt which preceded the Exodus. There are two occasions where the Bible tells of the rod's power even when it was not being held by its owner.
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