All the Israelites learned that Aaron was dead. So everyone in Israel mourned for 30 days.
The Israelites cried for Moses for 30 days. They stayed in the Jordan Valley in Moab until the time of sadness was finished.
God named the dry land “earth,” and he named the water that was gathered together “seas.” And God saw that this was good.
God named the light “day,” and he named the darkness “night.” There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.
When the Egyptians prepared the body in this special way, they waited 40 days before they buried the body. Then the Egyptians had a special time of sadness for Jacob. This time was 70 days.
They went to Goren Atad, east of the Jordan River. There they had a long funeral service for Israel, which continued for seven days.
Samuel died. All the Israelites met together and mourned his death. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved to the desert of Maon.
She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.