Mount Hor

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Mount Hor is a mountain in the biblical narrative where the Israelite high priest Aaron is said to have died during the Israelites’ wilderness journey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical location
mountain
associatedWithEvent death of Aaron
associatedWithGroup Israelites NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Aaron NERFINISHED
Eleazar NERFINISHED
Moses NERFINISHED
borderFunction described as boundary point of the land of Israel in Numbers 34
describedAs mountain of the Lord
etymologyNote name sometimes interpreted as “mountain of the mountain”
hasPilgrimageSite traditional tomb of Aaron at Jebel Harun NERFINISHED
hasUncertainIdentification exact modern location disputed
languageName Hebrew: הֹר הָהָר (Hor ha-har) NERFINISHED
locatedInNarrative wilderness journey of the Israelites
locatedNear border of the land of Edom
mentionedIn Book of Deuteronomy NERFINISHED
Book of Deuteronomy 32 NERFINISHED
Book of Numbers NERFINISHED
Book of Numbers 20 NERFINISHED
Book of Numbers 33 NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
partOf Exodus and wilderness traditions
possibleIdentification Jebel Harun NERFINISHED
mountain near Petra in modern Jordan
relatedEvent transfer of high priesthood from Aaron to Eleazar
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
roleInNarrative place where Aaron died
stopping point in Israelite wilderness wanderings
significance important site in priestly succession narrative

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Aaron deathPlace Mount Hor