Bible Cross References
For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
Numbers 13:23-33
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They came to Eshcol Valley, and there they cut off a branch which had one bunch of grapes on it so heavy that it took two men to carry it on a pole between them. They also brought back some pomegranates and figs.
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(That place was named Eshcol Valley because of the bunch of grapes the Israelites cut off there.)
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After exploring the land for forty days, the spies returned
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to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the wilderness of Paran. They reported what they had seen and showed them the fruit they had brought.
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They told Moses, "We explored the land and found it to be rich and fertile; and here is some of its fruit.
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But the people who live there are powerful, and their cities are very large and well fortified. Even worse, we saw the descendants of the giants there.
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Amalekites live in the southern part of the land; Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and Canaanites live by the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan River."
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Caleb silenced the people who were complaining against Moses, and said, "We should attack now and take the land; we are strong enough to conquer it."
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But the men who had gone with Caleb said, "No, we are not strong enough to attack them; the people there are more powerful than we are."
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So they spread a false report among the Israelites about the land they had explored. They said, "That land doesn't even produce enough to feed the people who live there. Everyone we saw was very tall,
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and we even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. We felt as small as grasshoppers, and that is how we must have looked to them."
Numbers 14:1-10
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All night long the people cried out in distress.
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They complained against Moses and Aaron, and said, "It would have been better to die in Egypt or even here in the wilderness!
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Why is the LORD taking us into that land? We will be killed in battle, and our wives and children will be captured. Wouldn't it be better to go back to Egypt?"
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So they said to one another, "Let's choose a leader and go back to Egypt!"
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Then Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground in front of all the people.
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And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the spies, tore their clothes in sorrow
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and said to the people, "The land we explored is an excellent land.
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If the LORD is pleased with us, he will take us there and give us that rich and fertile land.
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Do not rebel against the LORD and don't be afraid of the people who live there. We will conquer them easily. The LORD is with us and has defeated the gods who protected them; so don't be afraid."
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The whole community was threatening to stone them to death, but suddenly the people saw the dazzling light of the LORD's presence appear over the Tent.
Deuteronomy 1:24-28
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They went into the hill country as far as Eshcol Valley and explored it.
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They brought us back some fruit they found there, and reported that the land which the LORD our God was giving us was very fertile.
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"But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God, and you would not enter the land.
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You grumbled to one another: 'The LORD hates us. He brought us out of Egypt just to hand us over to these Amorites, so that they could kill us.
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Why should we go there? We are afraid. The men we sent tell us that the people there are stronger and taller than we are, and that they live in cities with walls that reach the sky. They saw giants there!'