“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
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“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
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Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
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'Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against My word at the waters of Meribah.
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Passages linked to Numbers 20:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 25:8 Abraham gave up his spirit, and died at a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- Deuteronomy 32:50 Die on the mountain where you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor, and was gathered to his people;
- Numbers 27:13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
- Numbers 31:2 “Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:28 “Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.” ’ ” They brought back word to the king.
- Genesis 15:15 but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.
- Genesis 25:17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
- Genesis 35:29 Isaac gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.
- Genesis 49:29 He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
- Genesis 49:33 When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
- Numbers 4:27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.
- Numbers 20:10-12 Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Shall we bring water out of this rock for you?” Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice, and water came out abundantly. The congregation and their livestock drank. Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn’t believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
- Judges 2:10 After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, rebelled.
Or, rebelled.
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Or, strife.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 20:24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people:…
Num 20:24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
Ver. 24. Ye rebelled.] In that ye smote the rock, and smote it twice: he spoke bitterly also to the people, calling them rebels, and slighting them. This is called rebellion here. Every man’s heel hath some iniquity, as dirt, cleaving to it: and the greatest lamps have needed snuffers.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This was one, but not the only reason. God…
This was one, but not the only reason. God would not have Moses and Aaron to carry the people into Canaan, for this reason also, to signify the insufficiency of the Mosaical and Aaronical priesthood to make them happy, and the necessity of a better, and so to keep the Israelites from resting in them so as to be taken off from their expectation of Christ, and from the entertainment of him when he should come.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Take Aaron and Eleazar his son,.... His eldest son,…
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son,.... His eldest son, who was to succeed him in the priesthood, and did:
and bring them up unto Mount Hor; to the top of it, they being now at the foot of it, where the people of Israel lay encamped.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Because they rebelled - This was one but not…
Because they rebelled - This was one but not the only reason. God would not have Moses and Aaron to carry the people into Canaan, for this reason also, to signify the insufficiency of the Mosaical law and Aaronical priesthood to make them perfectly happy, and the necessity of a better, and to keep the Israelites from resting in them, so as to be taken off from their expectation of Christ.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 20:24. Because ye rebelled — This was one,…
Num 20:24. Because ye rebelled — This was one, but not the only reason. God would not have Moses and Aaron to carry the people into Canaan, for this reason also, to signify the insufficiency of the Mosaical law and Aaronical priesthood to make them perfectly happy, and the necessity of a better dispensation, and to keep the Israelites from resting in them, so as to be taken off from their expectation of the Messiah.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain People, in the bosom of Abraham, while his body…
People, in the bosom of Abraham, while his body is consigned to the grave. --- Incredulous. Hebrew, "you rebelled against," &c., the words were addressed to both. Septuagint, "you irritated me." (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Aaron shall be gathered unto his people--In accordance with…
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people--In accordance with his recent doom, he, attired in the high priest's costume, was commanded to ascend that mountain and die. But although the time of his death was hastened by the divine displeasure as a punishment for his sins, the manner of his death was arranged in tenderness of love, and to do him honor at the close of his earthly service. His ascent of the mount was to afford him a last look of the camp and a distant prospect of the promised land. The simple narrative of the solemn and impressive scene implies, though it does not describe, the pious resignation, settled faith, and inward peace of the aged pontiff.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Shall be gathered unto his people — This…
24. Shall be gathered unto his people — This phrase is a Hebrew euphemism for death, as is seen in Num_20:26. “Merciful men are gathered, none considering that the righteous is gathered from the evil to come.” See the Hebrew of Isa_57:1. Thus David was gathered unto his fathers. See the Greek of Act_13:36. “His people” are “the spirits of just men made perfect.” That this “gathering” has reference to the soul, see David’s prayer, Psa_26:9.
Because ye rebelled — Evinced a spirit not in harmony with Jehovah’s will. See Num_20:12, where the sin is stated, “because ye believed not.” The two statements are harmonized by the consideration that unbelief is the root and essence of every sin. Joh_16:9, note.
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Meribah — Num_20:13, note.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Shall be gathered unto his people.—This expression does…
(24) Shall be gathered unto his people.—This expression does not refer to the place of sepulture. (See Gen_25:8. and Note.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Aaron shall be gathered unto his people. On this…
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people. On this expression see at Gen_25:8.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 20:24-26 Aaron’s participation in the rebellion of his generation…
20:24-26 Aaron’s participation in the rebellion of his generation resulted in his death outside the Promised Land (20:10-12).
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