3. the southern part of Judah; and the plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.
4. Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is the land that I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob I would give to their descendants. I have let you see it, but I will not let you go there.”
5. So Moses, the Lord's servant, died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said he would.
6. The Lord buried him in a valley in Moab, opposite the town of Bethpeor, but to this day no one knows the exact place of his burial.
7. Moses was 120 years old when he died; he was as strong as ever, and his eyesight was still good.
8. The people of Israel mourned for him for thirty days in the plains of Moab.
9. Joshua son of Nun was filled with wisdom, because Moses had appointed him to be his successor. The people of Israel obeyed Joshua and kept the commands that the Lord had given them through Moses.