28And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
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And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. …
But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. …
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-29)The chapter began with the funeral of Miriam, and it ends with the funeral of her brother Aaron. When death comes into a family, it often strikes double. Israel had not improved the former affliction they were under, by the death of the prophetess, and therefore, soon after, God took away their priest, to try if they would lay that to heart. This happened at the very next stage, when they removed…
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