And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
Moses obeyed the Lord's command by going up Mount Hor with Aaron and Aaron's son Eleazar in the sight of all the congregation. Mount Hor was the appointed place for Aaron's final journey, where he was to die and be buried. The going up was for Aaron to die there because with Moses he had sinned in bringing water from the rock at Meribah and therefore could not enter the promised land. There Moses removed Aaron's priestly robes and put them upon Eleazar, because God had said Eleazar should succeed Aaron in the priesthood. Eleazar was known to be Aaron's successor.
Moses and Eleazar witnessed Aaron's death, and Moses buried him on the mountain. Moses with the sons of Aaron buried him on the mount, so the people would not be tempted to make too great ceremony over his body and be guilty of idolatry. The people anxiously awaited the leaders' return, and Moses and Eleazar came down without Aaron, who had died and been buried on the mountain. The scene on Mount Hor recalls the most striking events in Aaron's life.
Moses obeyed the Lord's command by going up Mount Hor with Aaron and Aaron's son Eleazar in the sight of all the congregation. Mount Hor was the appointed place for Aaron's final journey, where he was to die and be buried. The going up was for Aaron to die there because with Moses he had sinned in bringing water from the rock at Meribah and therefore could not enter the promised land. There Moses removed Aaron's priestly robes and put them upon Eleazar, because God had said Eleazar should succeed Aaron in the priesthood. Eleazar was known to be Aaron's successor.
Moses and Eleazar witnessed Aaron's death, and Moses buried him on the mountain. Moses with the sons of Aaron buried him on the mount, so the people would not be tempted to make too great ceremony over his body and be guilty of idolatry. The people anxiously awaited the leaders' return, and Moses and Eleazar came down without Aaron, who had died and been buried on the mountain. The scene on Mount Hor recalls the most striking events in Aaron's life.