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Deuteronomy 34:5-8

Listen to Deuteronomy 34:5-8
5 Moses died there in the land of Moab, Moses the servant of God, just as God said.
6 God buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor. No one knows his burial site to this very day.
7 Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight was sharp; he still walked with a spring in his step.
8 The People of Israel wept for Moses in the Plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

Deuteronomy 34:5-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 34

This chapter informs us of Moses going up to the top of Pisgah, where he was shown the whole land of Canaan, De 34:1-4; of his death, burial, and age, De 34:5-7; of Israel's mourning for him, and the time of it, De 34:8; of his successor Joshua, De 34:9; and of the character of Moses, to whom no prophet was to be compared, De 34:10-12.

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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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