The mikra is fairly insistent (two or three mentions) that Moshe and Aharon forfeited their zchus to go in due to Mei Meriva. Medrash (I think in vaeschanan) developes the idea that Moshe could not enter because it would be a la’az on the dor hamidbar. This is also a smach to say a rov should be buried in the plot of his kahal davka. IOW, Moshe rabenu’s fate was sealed with the chet hamraglim thiry something years before meriva.
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