Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadad and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadad and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. (EXODUS 6:23)
Aaron's wife doesn't get a lot of press un the Bible. Her brother Nahshon gets more mention as a leader of the tribe of Judah, but Elisheba would have been well known to the Israelites, as wife to their high priest.
# 2 _Elisheba had a wonderful husband, but her children were another matter. Leviticus 10:1__2 describes the death of her first two sons, Nadad and Abihu. Instead of following God's directions in worship, they pridefully made an unauthorized incense offering. As punishment, God consumed them with fire. Some scholars suspect that Nadad and Abihu had been drunk at the time, a condition which led them to take such unholy actions. The scholars' reasoning comes from the fact that soon after this incident, God warned Aaron and his sons not to drink before worship (See LEVITICUS 10:9).
# 3 __Not every woman of God has children who make her proud. Every child is different, and while one may delight a mother, another may bring much sorrow. Christian mothers may faithfully witness to their children, yet be unable to turn them away from wrongdoing. But, as in the case of Elisheba, God may also provide a believing mother with a great blessing. Eleazar, Elisheba's third son, honored his parents faith, following in his father's footsteps. He became the head of the Levites and then high priest in Aaron's place.
