Numbers 20:24

Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

Cross-reference

Numbers 20:11 Historical context

Numbers 20:11 describes Moses striking the rock at Meribah, the event that led to the rebellion for which Aaron is punished.

Numbers 20:12 Historical context

Numbers 20:12 records God's judgment that Aaron will not enter the land, the direct reason for his death in 20:24.

Numbers 31:2 repeats 'gathered unto thy people' for Moses, echoing the fate announced for Aaron in this verse.

Numbers 27:13 uses 'gathered to your people' in the same phrasing, applying to Moses what was said of Aaron here.

Numbers 33:38 Prophetic fulfillment

Numbers 33:38 records the fulfillment of Aaron's death as decreed in 20:24, specifying Mount Hor and the date.

Numbers 27:14 repeats the reason for Aaron's exclusion: rebellion at Meribah, same as 20:24.

Genesis 25:8 uses the exact phrase 'gathered to his people' for Abraham's death, providing a precedent for this expression.

Deuteronomy 32:50 directly references Aaron's death on Mount Hor and being gathered to his people, reinforcing the event.

Genesis 49:33 describes Jacob being 'gathered to his people', the same phrase used for Aaron's death.

Genesis 49:29 records Jacob's command to be 'gathered to my people', echoing the death idiom used for Aaron.

Genesis 35:29 uses the same 'gathered to his people' idiom for Isaac's death, showing this patriarchal formula.

Genesis 25:17 also uses 'gathered unto his people' for Ishmael's death, showing this idiom for death in patriarchs.

Deuteronomy 32:51 gives the reason for the punishment — Moses and Aaron broke faith at Meribah Kadesh.

Psalm 81:7 Allusion

Psalm 81:7 recalls the testing at Meribah, the same incident where Aaron's rebellion led to his death.

Psalm 106:32 explicitly references Meribah and the trouble that came to Moses, echoing Aaron's punishment.

Genesis 15:15 promises Abraham he will go to his fathers in peace, using a similar idiom for death as 'gathered to his people'.

Judges 2:10 Parallel

Judges 2:10 says that generation was 'gathered to their fathers', a similar death idiom but not identical phrase.

2 Chronicles 34:28 promises Josiah will be 'gathered to your fathers' in peace, using a similar death idiom.