Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

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Bible References

Wept for moses

Genesis 50:3
It took 40 days to complete the process, the normal period required for embalming. Meanwhile, the Egyptians mourned for him for 70 days.
Numbers 20:29
When the entire community saw that Aaron had died, they mourned in memory of Aaron for 30 days.
1 Samuel 25:1
Samuel died and all Israel assembled to mourn for him. They buried him at his home in Ramah.
Isaiah 57:1
"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity.
Acts 8:2
Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.

General references

Numbers 20:29
When the entire community saw that Aaron had died, they mourned in memory of Aaron for 30 days.
Numbers 26:3
Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River in Jericho.

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