According to Deuteronomy, how old was Moses when he died?

According to Deuteronomy, Moses was 120 years old when he died. Deuteronomy 34 records his death on Mount Nebo after he viewed the land of Canaan from a distance but did not enter it.

The passage states that Moses’ eyesight had not failed and his natural strength had not diminished. It then describes the Israelites mourning him for 30 days in the plains of Moab. Joshua, son of Nun, succeeded Moses as leader and was associated with the spirit of wisdom.

Moses’ life is traditionally divided into three 40-year phases in biblical interpretation: his years in Egypt, his time in Midian, and the Israelites’ wilderness journey. The biblical text explicitly gives his age at death as 120, while the three-part division is a traditional summary of the narrative.

Deuteronomy says that no prophet had arisen in Israel like Moses at that time. The text also notes that the location of Moses’ burial was not known, adding to the distinctive ending of his story.