Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1426 BC
To quell ongoing grumbling regarding the chosen priesthood following the rebellion of Korah, Moses places twelve wooden rods representing each tribe before the Ark of the Testimony overnight; on the morrow, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi alone has sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed flowers, and yielded ripe almonds, and is placed in the Ark as a perpetual sign.
Date: c. 1426 BC · Note: Confirmed the perpetual divine election of the Aaronic priesthood.
Numbers 17:1-13