And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
The whole congregation journeyed from Kadesh, turning south across barren country, and came to Mount Hor. Mount Hor was the place where Aaron was to die and be buried. He died there because the Lord had barred him from the promised land for his sin with Moses in bringing water from the rock at Meribah. Aaron went up the mount accompanied by his brother Moses and his son Eleazar.
There Moses removed the sacred priestly robes from Aaron and placed them upon Eleazar, whom God had appointed to succeed Aaron in the priesthood. Moses and Eleazar witnessed Aaron's death, and Moses buried him on the mount. On another holding, Moses and Aaron's sons buried him on the mount to keep the people from honoring his body with excessive ceremony and falling into idolatry. The scene at Mount Hor recalls the most striking events in Aaron's life, and Israel mourned him for thirty days.
The whole congregation journeyed from Kadesh, turning south across barren country, and came to Mount Hor.
Mount Hor was the place where Aaron was to die and be buried.
He died there because the Lord had barred him from the promised land for his sin with Moses in bringing water from the rock at Meribah.
Aaron went up the mount accompanied by his brother Moses and his son Eleazar.
There Moses removed the sacred priestly robes from Aaron and placed them upon Eleazar, whom God had appointed to succeed Aaron in the priesthood.
Moses and Eleazar witnessed Aaron's death, and Moses buried him on the mount.
On another holding, Moses and Aaron's sons buried him on the mount to keep the people from honoring his body with excessive ceremony and falling into idolatry.
The scene at Mount Hor recalls the most striking events in Aaron's life, and Israel mourned him for thirty days.