Moseroth
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| Type | campsite |
|---|---|
| Also called | Moserah, Mosera |
| Most likely | within 50 km of Mount Hor (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.832° N, 35.057° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 33:30 |
Moseroth is a campsite named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 50 km of Mount Hor (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 50 km of Mount Hor | medium (57%) | 30.832° N, 35.057° E |
| within 50 km of Birein | very low (4%) | 30.792° N, 34.473° E |
| Avdat | very low (-1%) | 30.795° N, 34.775° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 33:30And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
- Numbers 33:31And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene–jaakan.They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 10:6And 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.The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.