67. Rabbi Shimon said: Why were these three holy elevated siblings not buried in a single area? And why were the limbs spread about, one here and one in another place? There are some who say that each one died at a location where Yisrael were destined to be in danger in the future in order to defend Yisrael, so that they would be saved. However, THE EXPLANATION IS that each one died as appropriate. Miriam died in Kadesh and was in the location between North and South, SINCE MIRIAM WAS THE CHARIOT TO MALCHUT, WHICH IS BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT OF ZEIR ANPIN, REFERRED TO AS SOUTH AND NORTH. Aaron, WHO WAS THE CHARIOT FOR CHESED, DIED IN MOUNT HOR, and was to the right direction. Moses, WHO DIED IN THE MOUNTAIN OF AVARIM, WAS IN THE CENTER, as was appropriate for him, SINCE MOSES WAS THE CARRIAGE TO THE CENTRAL COLUMN, THAT IS, TIFERET. This was WHERE MOSES WAS pulled onto the mountain where Aaron was, and he collected Miriam's burial ground to that mountain OF MOSES, which was held on both sides, FROM THE RIGHT AND FROM THE LEFT, SINCE THE CENTRAL COLUMN COMBINES THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. Therefore, it is called the 'Mountain of Avarim' IN ORDER TO COMMEMORATE THE PASSAGE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN the two sides of the mountain that allow crossings (Heb. ma'avarim). THAT PASSAGEWAY is attached to this side and to that side, TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT.
67. רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אָמַר, הָנֵי תְּלָתָא אָחִין עִלָּאִין קַדִּישִׁין, אֲמַאי לָא אִתְקָבָרוּ בְּאֲתָר חַד, וְשַׁיְיפִין אִתְבַּדְרוּ, חַד הָכָא, וְחַד הָכָא, וְחַד בְּאֲתָר אַחֲרָא. אֶלָּא אִית דְּאַמְרֵי, בַּאֲתָר דְּבָעָאן יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִסְתַּכְּנָא בֵּיהּ, מִית כָּל חַד וְחַד, בְּגִין לְאַגָּנָא עָלַיְיהוּ, וְאִשְׁתֵּזְבוּן, אֲבָל כָּל חַד וְחַד מִית כַּדְּקָא חֲזֵי עָלַיְיהוּ. מִרְיָם בְּקָדֵשׁ, בֵּין צָפוֹן לְדָרוֹם. אַהֲרֹן לִסְטַר יְמִינָא. מֹשֶׁה כַּדְּקָא חֲזֵי לֵיהּ. אָחִיד הַהוּא טוּרָא לְטוּרָא דְּאַהֲרֹן, וְכָנִישׁ לִקְבוּרָתָא דְּמִרְיָם לְגַבֵּי הַהוּא טוּרָא, אָחִיד לִתְרֵי סִטְרֵי. וְעַל דָּא אִתְקְרֵי הַר הָעֲבָרִים, דִּתְרֵי סִטְרֵי טוּרָא דִּמְעַבְרֵי, וְאָחִיד לְסִטְרָא דָּא וּלְסִטְרָא דָּא.