Numbers 3:1
This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
What it says
The account turns to Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD speaks with Moses on Mount Sinai.
What it is doing
It sets the scene and introduces the family line under discussion.
In context
1This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. 2These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. 4Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.