The Death of Aaron

Numbers 20

22 And they journeyed from p Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to q Mount Hor. 23 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, 24 r "Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because s you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor. 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron r shall be gathered to his people and shall die there." 27 Moses did as the Lord commanded. And they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 t And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there u on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, v all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 33:37
    And they set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 21:4
    From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way.
    Numbers 33:37
    And they set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 27:13
    When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was.
    Deuteronomy 32:50
    And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
    Numbers 31:2
    "Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."
    Genesis 25:8
    Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
  4. Cross References
    Numbers 20:12
    And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.
  5. Cross References
    Numbers 20:24
    Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 29:29 - 30
    The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them.
  7. Cross References
    Numbers 33:38
    And Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor at the command of the Lord and died there, in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month.
    Deuteronomy 32:50
    And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
    Deuteronomy 10:6
    (The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place.
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 34:8
    And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
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