Numbers 20:22-29

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Death of Aaron

²² The entire community of the Israelites set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor. ²³ The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor along the border of Edom’s territory. He said, ²⁴ “Aaron will be gathered to his people, because he cannot enter into the land which I have given to the Israelites, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. ²⁵ Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to the top of Mount Hor. ²⁶ Remove Aaron’s garments and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron will be gathered to his fathers and die there.”

²⁷ Moses did just as the Lord commanded. They went up to the top of Mount Hor in the sight of the entire community. ²⁸ Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. ²⁹ When the entire community saw that Aaron had passed away, the entire house of Israel wept for Aaron for thirty days.