Numbers 33:38-39

33:38 Aaron the priest ascended Mount Hor at the command ¹  of the Lord, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt on the first day of the fifth month. 33:39 Now Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor.

Deuteronomy 10:6

Conclusion of the Historical Resume

10:6 “During those days the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan ²  to Moserah. ³  There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became priest in his place.

Deuteronomy 32:49-50

32:49 “Go up to this Abarim ⁴  hill country, to Mount Nebo (which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho ⁵ ) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession. 32:50 You will die ⁶  on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors, ⁷  just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor ⁸  and joined his deceased ancestors,

Deuteronomy 34:5

34:5 So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab as the Lord had said.

Hebrews 7:24-25

7:24 but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. 7:25 So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

¹ tn Heb “mouth.”

² sn Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan. This Hebrew name could be translated “the wells of Bene-Yaaqan” or “the wells of the sons of Yaaqan,” a site whose location cannot be determined (cf. Num 33:31-32; 1 Chr 1:42).

³ sn Moserah. Since Aaron in other texts (Num 20:28; 33:38) is said to have died on Mount Hor, this must be the Arabah region in which Hor was located.

⁴ sn Abarim. This refers to the high plateau region of the Transjordan, the highest elevation of which is Mount Pisgah (or Nebo; cf. Deut 34:1). See also the note on the name “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

⁵ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁶ tn In the Hebrew text the forms translated “you will die…and join” are imperatives, but the actions in view cannot really be commanded. The imperative is used here in a rhetorical, emphatic manner to indicate the certainty of Moses’ death on the mountain. On the rhetorical use of the imperative see IBHS 572 §34.4c.

⁷ tn Heb “be gathered to your people.” The same phrase occurs again later in this verse.

⁸ sn Mount Hor. See note on the name “Moserah” in Deut 10:6.