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"the garrison [gastera] of Beth Peor and said to them: Show us where Moses is buried. As the men stood above on the upper section of the mountain, it appeared to them as if the grave was below in the lower section. As they stood below, it appeared to them to be above. They divided into two groups, one above and one below. To those who were standing above, the grave appeared to them to be below; to those who were standing below, the grave appeared to them to be above, “
Rabbi Chama the son of Rabbi Chanina says: Even Moshe our teacher does not know where he is buried. The verse here says: And no “Ish” – “man” knows his burial place. A different verse says: And this is the blessing that Moshe, the “Ish” Elokim – the man of God, blessed. [We see that Ish is used to refer to Moshe.]
We explore the death and site of burial of Moses from a literary and historical perspective.