Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 34:8 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 34:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 34 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.”
Deuteronomy 34:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:8
The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. The sheloshim yom (thirty days) of mourning matches the period for Aaron (Numbers 20:29), indicating the highest honor for covenant leaders. This formalized grieving acknowledged not merely personal loss but the end of an era—the exodus generation's final representative had passed. The bekhi (weeping) and misped (mourning) vocabulary indicates profound corporate lament, not merely individual grief.Yet mourning has an endpoint—vatitemu (were ended/completed). Israel...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 34:8
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“they wept for Aaron thirty days”
“for that is how many the days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for him for seventy days.”
“which is beyond the Jordan”
“and lamented greatly over him.”
“and lamented him”
“and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away”