Sunday, October 07, 2018

Was Moses' death untimely?

DR. GILI KUGLER: Moses Dies at the Age of 120 — Was it Premature? (TheTorah.com).
The end of Deuteronomy recounts that at an age of one hundred and twenty Moses says he is no longer able/allowed to lead the people’s journey and will therefore not be carrying them on to cross the Jordan (Deut 31:2). According to other places in the Torah, however, Moses dies because of a sin – his or of the people.

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