NUMBERS 13:1 Forty Years near Kadesh. The central section of the book of Numbers 1:1 spans 40 years. During this time the Israelites lived in or near Kadesh (later called Kadesh-barnea; Numbers 32:8), a large oasis about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Beersheba. It marked the southern limit of the la... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:2 LAND... WHICH I AM GIVING. God reminds Moses of his promise to Israel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:4 This list of tribal leaders differs from that in chs. Numbers 1:1. Perhaps younger, more energetic leaders were needed for the spying mission. In Numbers 13:16, HOSHEA (“he saves”) is renamed JOSHUA 1:1 (“Yahweh saves”). The faith Joshua will display in Numbers 14:6 show... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:17 The spies cover some 220 miles (354 km). They travel from the NEGEB, south of Beersheba, all the way to the far north—REHOB, NEAR LEBO-HAMATH—about 47 miles (76 km) north of Damascus. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.len... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:20 The SEASON OF THE FIRST RIPE GRAPES is late July. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:22 HEBRON is about 20 miles (32 km) south of Jerusalem. It is where God had promised the land to Abraham forever (Genesis 17:8). Hebron is also the burial place of the patriarchs and their wives (see Genesis 23:1). THE DESCENDANTS OF ANAK. The Anakim were famous for their... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:23 ESHCOL (which means CLUSTER) cannot be precisely located, but GRAPES grow well in the Hebron area. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 13:25 The spies’ report covers the same events described in vv. Numbers 13:17. But while the earlier account is straightforward and factual, the spies’ account is vivid and exaggerated, designed to dismay the hearers. Their reference to NEPHILIM is most likely an excuse for t... [ Continue Reading ]