Deuteronomy 34:6-7

6 And He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, ¹opposite Beth-peor; but ²no man knows his burial place to this day.

7 Although Moses was ³one hundred and twenty years old when he died, ⁴his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated.

Deuteronomy 34:6-7 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.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 3:29; Deuteronomy 4:46
• 2. Jude 9
• 3. Deuteronomy 31:2
• 4. Genesis 27:1; Genesis 48:10