In this chapter the Israelites were at the Desert of Zin and they stayed at Kadesh and there Moses' and Aaron's sister Miriam died. Yet again the people were moaning about the lack of water and about the bleak conditions, so God told Moses to speak to a rock so as to bring forth water, but Moses struck it twice and generated the displeasure of God causing him and Aaron being barred from Canaan. Nevertheless the rock gushed out water for the people.
(The similarities between this incident and Exodus 17 causes some theologians to suspect this is a duplication - though there are some distinctions between the texts)
Then the Israelites asked for the right of passage through the Kingdom of Edom (the Edomites descended from Esau, the brother of Jacob) but this was refused. The Israelites insisted, but they had to withdraw because Edom threatened with force.
Then the Israelites left Kadesh for Mount Hor near the border of Edom. There Moses transferred Aaron's high priestly garments to Aaron's son Eleazar and Aaron died and was mourned for 30 days.
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