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    In album: Jordan; Petra
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  • Date uploaded: Fri Dec 31 20:53:45 PST 2010

Jabal Haroun (Aaron's mountain) is the highest peak in the mountains few kilometres south-west from the ancient city of Petra. The local tradition believes this is the place where Aaron (in Arabic Haroun) the brother of Moses (Mousa) died and was buried as the Lord commanded at the times of the desert wandering of the Israelites. "The Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom... "Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor; and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there." Moses did as the Lord commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation... and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain." (Num. 20:23-28) Some Biblical scholars and archaeologists argue if Jabal Haroun was really equal with Mount Hor and pointing on few real historical and Biblical-geographical reasons they suggest other places for the "real" one. However this is the only place for the event referred by later ancient historical accounts and remembered by the tradition over long centuries. The small Islamic white-washed mosque (weli) still can be seen on the top of the mountain is from the mid-14th century originally said to be built above the tomb of Aaron and most probably on an earlier structure. A tablet with Arabic inscription over the entrance states that the shrine was built by Mohammad, son of Calaon, Sultan of Egypt at his father's command, in the year 739 of the Hegira (about 1363) and that it was restored later around 1495.

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