Re: Where did Aaron die? (Dave)
Rick Chapman (rchap@en.com)
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:23:41 -0400
IzzAtheist@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> Dear Dave:
>
> Dave, do you think the following is a contradiction?
>
> Joe died in San Diego
> Joe died on Mt Everest
>
> Well, are those contradictory statements?
>
> What about Aaron in the Bible? Where did he die?
>
> Moserah?
>
> or on Mt. Hor?
>
> Let's see what the Bible says:
>
> Aaron died in Moserah:
> Deuteronomy 10:6 (the author, supposedly Moses) - "The Israelites traveled
> from the wells of the Jaakanites to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried,
> and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest."
>
> Aaron died on Mount Hor:
> Deuteronomy 32:50 (God speaking to Moses) - "There on the mountain that you
> have climbed you will die and be gathered to your people just as your brother
> Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people."
>
> Of course, Aaron, the brother of Moses and the first High Priest of the
> Israelites, was so unimportant that the Bible author (Moses!) can't be
> bothered with consistency in little details like where he died, correct?
>
> Now, if we can't trust the Bible on things we can check....
>
> Well, Dave? Where did Aaron die?
>
> More importantly, show how this is not a Bible contradiction.
>
> Better yet, declare that the Bible gives two different versions of Aaron's
> end.
>
> Which means it is not inerrant.
>
> Izz
That's just a mistranslation. You'll have to take my word for it, but I
have the last remaining copy of the original, inerrant manuscripts.
According to the originals he died in retirement in Miami Beach after
returning from DisneyWorld.
Rick