190. Where's Moses? - October 10, 2020
TINW Torah Study
English - October 10, 2020 22:00 - 6 minutes - 4.62 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality jennifer jaech biblical origins torah study tara keiter Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The final book in the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) is Deuteronomy, and it tells us that no one knows where Moses was buried. Scholars have learned that absolute statements in the Bible should raise a flag in our minds. When we are told "no one knows," does that mean that, at some time, someone claimed to know? The Moabite Stone, a 9th century BCE artifact, contains a passage that might hint at an important burial site.