1452 BC · Egypt and Exodus

Death of Aaron at Mount Hor

Aaron died on Mount Hor at 123, in the fifth month of the fortieth year after the Exodus (Numbers 33:38-39), 1452 BC by the arithmetic.

📖 Numbers 33:38–39

38At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt. 39Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

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