What are the…
Aaronites

also known as: Aaronids, Aaronides or Kohen (כֹּהֵן)

This is the name of the male descendants of Aaron, brother of Moses. All Hebrew priests (Kohen) are descended from Aaron and are therefore Aaronites.

13 Aaronite Levitical cities

  1. Almon in Benjamin
  2. Anathoth in Benjamin
  3. Geba in Benjamin
  4. Gibeon in Benjamin
  5. Ain in Judah
  6. Beth Shemesh in Judah
  7. Debir in Judah
  8. Eshtemoa in Judah
  9. Holon in Judah
  10. Jattir in Judah
  11. Juttah in Judah
  12. Kirjath Arba (aka Hebron) in Judah, but fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh
  13. Libnah in Judah

Eleazar (Numbers 3:32), and at a later period Zadok (1 Chronicles 27:17), were their chiefs.

Jehoiada, the father of Benaiah, led 3,700 Aaronites as “fighting men” to the support of David at Hebron (1 Chronicles 12:27).

Article Version: June 30, 2025