Numbers 20:24
“Aaron will be gathered to his ancestors, for he will not enter into the land I have given to the Israelites because both of you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
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- Gen 25:8 : 8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.
- Deut 32:50 : 50 You will die on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors, just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and joined his deceased ancestors,
- Num 27:13 : 13 When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.
- Num 31:2 : 2 “Exact vengeance for the Israelites from the Midianites– after that you will be gathered to your people.”
- Judg 2:10 : 10 That entire generation passed away; a new generation grew up that had not personally experienced the LORD’s presence or seen what he had done for Israel.
- 2 Chr 34:28 : 28 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.
- Gen 25:17 : 17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors.
- Gen 35:29 : 29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
- Gen 49:29 : 29 Then he instructed them,“I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
- Gen 49:33 : 33 When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went to his people.
- Num 4:27 : 27 “All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility.
- Num 20:10-12 : 10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them,“Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?” 11 Then Moses raised his hand, and struck the rock twice with his staff. And water came out abundantly. So the community drank, and their beasts drank too. 12 The Lord’s Judgment Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,“Because you did not trust me enough to show me as holy before the Israelites, therefore you will not bring this community into the land I have given them.”
- Gen 15:15 : 15 But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
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- Num 20:22-232 verses82%
22Aaron’s Death So the entire company of Israelites traveled from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
23And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom. He said:
- Num 20:12-132 verses82%
12The Lord’s Judgment Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,“Because you did not trust me enough to show me as holy before the Israelites, therefore you will not bring this community into the land I have given them.”
13These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the LORD, and his holiness was maintained among them.
- Num 27:12-154 verses81%
12Leadership Change Then the LORD said to Moses,“Go up this mountain of the Abarim range, and see the land I have given to the Israelites.
13When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.
14For in the wilderness of Zin when the community rebelled against me, you rebelled against my command to show me as holy before their eyes over the water– the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.”
15Then Moses spoke to the LORD:
- Deut 32:49-524 verses80%
49“Go up to this Abarim hill country, to Mount Nebo(which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.
50You will die on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors, just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and joined his deceased ancestors,
51for both of you rebelled against me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin when you did not show me proper respect among the Israelites.
52You will see the land before you, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”
- Num 20:25-295 verses78%
25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up on Mount Hor.
26Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron will be gathered to his ancestors and will die there.”
27So Moses did as the LORD commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community.
28And Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. And Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
29When all the community saw that Aaron was dead, the whole house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
- Num 33:38-392 verses75%
38Aaron the priest ascended Mount Hor at the command 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.
39Now Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor.
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10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them,“Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?”
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10The Memorial The LORD said to Moses,“Bring Aaron’s staff back before the testimony to be preserved for a sign to the rebels, so that you may bring their murmurings to an end before me, that they will not die.”
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6Conclusion of the Historical Resume“During those days the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became priest in his place.
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2And there was no water for the community, and so they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.
- Num 16:40-412 verses74%
40It was a memorial for the Israelites, that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to burn incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his company– just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses.
41But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying,“You have killed the LORD’s people!”
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37As for me, the LORD was also angry with me on your account. He said,“You also will not be able to go there.
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20The Judgment on the Rebels The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
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21But the LORD became angry with me because of you and vowed that I would never cross the Jordan nor enter the good land that he is about to give you.
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20Duties of the Levites The LORD spoke to Aaron,“You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion of property among them– I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
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26The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
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24The LORD said to him,“Go, get down, and come up, and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests and the people force their way through to come up to the LORD, lest he break through against them.”
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16‘Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to them, he killed them in the wilderness.’
- Num 20:7-82 verses72%
7Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
8“Take the staff and assemble the community, you and Aaron your brother, and then speak to the rock before their eyes. It will pour forth its water, and you will bring water out of the rock for them, and so you will give the community and their beasts water to drink.”
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11Therefore you and all your company have assembled together against the LORD! And Aaron– what is he that you murmur against him?”
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11‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years old and upward who came from Egypt will see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
- Lev 16:1-22 verses71%
1The Day of Atonement The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons when they approached the presence of the LORD and died,
2and the LORD said to Moses:“Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the special curtain in front of the atonement lid that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement lid.
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24So Moses spoke these things to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites.
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23they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it.
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8Perpetual Statutes the Lord Spoke to Aaron Then the LORD spoke to Aaron,
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9Then Moses said to Aaron,“Tell the whole community of the Israelites,‘Come before the LORD, because he has heard your murmurings.’”
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3Moses then said to Aaron,“This is what the LORD spoke:‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.
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23And when he sent you from Kadesh-Barnea and told you,“Go up and possess the land I have given you,” you rebelled against the LORD your God and would neither believe nor obey him.
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26But the LORD was angry at me because of you and would not listen to me. Instead, he said to me,“Enough of that! Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.
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29Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness– all those of you who were numbered, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me.
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10The Aftermath The LORD spoke to Moses:
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7He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the LORD, saying,“Is the LORD among us or not?”
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41But Moses said,“Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the LORD? It will not succeed!