1The people of Israel arrived at the Zin Desert during the first month and set up camp near the town of Kadesh. It was there that Miriam died and was buried.
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4You brought us into this desert, and now we and our livestock are going to die!
5Egypt was better than this horrible place. At least there we had grain and figs and grapevines and pomegranates. But now we don't even have any water.”
6Moses and Aaron went to the entrance to the sacred tent, where they bowed down. The Lord appeared to them in all of his glory
7-8and said, “Moses, get your walking stick. Then you and Aaron call the people together and command that rock to give you water. That's how you will provide water for the people of Israel and their livestock.”
9Moses obeyed and took his stick from the sacred tent.
10After he and Aaron had gathered the people around the rock, he said, “Look, you rebellious people, and you will see water flow from this rock!”
11 until we leave your territory.
18But the king of Edom answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”
19Moses sent back this message: “We promise to stay on the main road, and if any of us or our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. We just want to pass through.”
20But the king insisted, “You can't go through our land!”
Then Edom sent out its strongest troops
21to keep Israel from passing through its territory. So the Israelites had to go in another direction.
Aaron Dies22After the Israelites had left Kadesh and had gone as far as Mount Hor
23on the Edomite border, the Lord said,
24“Aaron, this is where you will die. You and Moses disobeyed me at Meribah, and so you will not enter the land I promised the Israelites.
25Moses, go with Aaron and his son Eleazar to the top of the mountain.
26Then take Aaron's priestly robe from him and place it on Eleazar. Aaron will die there.”
27Moses obeyed, and everyone watched as he and Aaron and Eleazar walked to the top of Mount Hor.
28Ex 29.29,30; Nu 33.38; Dt 10.6. Moses then took the priestly robe from Aaron and placed it on Eleazar. Aaron died there.
When Moses and Eleazar came down,
29the people knew that Aaron had died, and they mourned his death for 30 days.
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