Yaron Kapitulnik

Torrah and Kippah

The Succession of Moses

Kristine Garroway, Ph.D
and Yaron Kapitulnik
In the middle of Parashat Pinchas we find a curious passage suggesting that Moses is about to die (Numbers 27:12–22). 1 In light of this fact Moses appoints a successor. Scholars have pointed out that the narratives describing the succession of Moses and the succession of Aaron share similar qualities

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