He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped' — Aaron's position 'between the living and the dead' (bein ha-metim u-bein ha-chayim) places him at the boundary of life and death; his intercession with incense halts the plague's advance. The dramatic image captures the priestly role: standing in the gap, mediating between divine judgment and human death.

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