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Aaron Died

(Numbers 20.22-29)

Moses said to Israel:

(A) Later we set up camp at the wells belonging to the descendants of Jaakan.[a] Then we moved on and camped at Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became the priest. Next, we camped at Gudgodah and then at Jotbathah, where there are flowing streams.

The Levites Were Appointed To Carry the Chest

Moses said to Israel:

(B) After I put the two stones in the sacred chest,[b] the Lord chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.6 the wells … Jaakan: Or “Beeroth Bene-Jaakan.”
  2. 10.8 After … chest: Or “After Israel reached Jotbathah.”

(The Israelites traveled from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah.(A) There Aaron died(B) and was buried, and Eleazar(C) his son succeeded him as priest.(D) From there they traveled to Gudgodah and on to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water.(E) At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi(F) to carry the ark of the covenant(G) of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister(H) and to pronounce blessings(I) in his name, as they still do today.(J)

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