Moses did as Yahweh commanded. They went up onto Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
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Moses did as Yahweh commanded. They went up onto Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Numbers locates Aaron's death and burial at the top of Mount Hor, with Eleazar dressed in the high-priestly garments at the summit. Deuteronomy 10:6 says Aaron died and was buried at Moserah, after the Israelites traveled there from Beeroth Bene-jaakan.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"Numbers 20:27 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/numbers/20/27?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).