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Is there a tomb of Moses?

Tomb of Moses tradition The biblical book of Deuteronomy records that Moses was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor (east of the Jordan River) and that no one knows the place of his burial to this day (Deut 34:6).



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