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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob [a town in Lebanon], at Lebo-hamath [in the far north].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The twelve men left to explore Canaan from the Zin Desert in the south all the way to the town of Rehob near Lebo-Hamath in the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entering in of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the men explored the land from the Desert of Zin to the border of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So the men went north and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin in the south all the way to Rehob, near Hamath Pass in the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they went to explore the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, and as far as the outskirts of Hamath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to Lebo Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they go up and spy out the land, from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob at the going in to Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they go up and spy the land, from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob at the going in to Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will go up and will search out the land from the desert of Zin even to Rehob, to go to Hameth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they were gone up, they viewed the land from the desert of Sin, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 13:22> And when they had ascended, they explored the land from the desert of Sin, all the way to Rehob, as one enters into Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and reconnoitered the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as where Rehob adjoins Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, which is at the entrance of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Tsin and unto to Rekhob, which is in the entrance of Khamath.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, at the entrance to Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they went up and surveyed the land from the wilderness of Sin to Rhoob, as men go in to Aemath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/13-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4124" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">The Spies Explore Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.) <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">So they went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8446.htm" title="8446: way·yā·ṯu·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To seek out, spy out, explore. A primitive root; to meander about, especially for trade or reconnoitring.">and spied out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: mim·miḏ·bar- (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">from the Wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/6790.htm" title="6790: ṣin (N-proper-fs) -- A desert area which included Kadesh-barnea. From an unused root meaning to prick; a crag; Tsin, a part of the Desert.">of Zin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/7340.htm" title="7340: rə·ḥōḇ (N-proper-fs) -- Or Rchowb; the same as rchob; Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite.">far as Rehob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·ḇō (Prep:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2574.htm" title="2574: ḥă·māṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. From the same as chowmah; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.">toward Lebo-hamath.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-24.htm">Deuteronomy 1:24</a></span><br />They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Joshua 14:7</a></span><br />I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1</a></span><br />Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23</a></span><br />And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-8.htm">Joshua 14:8-9</a></span><br />Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. / On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Deuteronomy 1:22</a></span><br />Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22-24</a></span><br />So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road. / Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them. / “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></span><br />and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a></span><br />By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Deuteronomy 1:26-28</a></span><br />But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. / You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated. / Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Joshua 14:10-12</a></span><br />Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old, / still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in. / Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-15</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. / We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.</p><p class="hdg">from the wilderness of Zin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Numbers 20:1</a></b></br> Then came the children of Israel, <i>even</i> the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/27-14.htm">Numbers 27:14</a></b></br> For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that <i>is</i> the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-36.htm">Numbers 33:36</a></b></br> And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which <i>is</i> Kadesh.</p><p class="hdg">Rehob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31</a></b></br> Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28</a></b></br> And <i>there was</i> no deliverer, because it <i>was</i> far from Zidon, and they had no business with <i>any</i> man; and it was in the valley that <i>lieth</i> by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a></b></br> And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, <i>even</i> unto great Zidon;</p><p class="hdg">Hamath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">2 Samuel 8:9</a></b></br> When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Amos 6:2</a></b></br> Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: <i>be they</i> better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/13-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/12-5.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Explored</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-11.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">Spied</a> <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Spy</a> <a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">View</a> <a href="/numbers/13-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/numbers/13-3.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Zin</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/16-18.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Explored</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Spied</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Spy</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">View</a> <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/14-25.htm">Way</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Zin</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">The names of the men who were sent to search the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Their instructions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Their acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Their relation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they went up and spied out the land</b><br>This phrase marks the beginning of the reconnaissance mission by the Israelite spies. The act of spying out the land was a strategic move, reflecting the military and exploratory practices of ancient Near Eastern cultures. It demonstrates the Israelites' preparation and caution before entering the Promised Land. This mission was commanded by God (<a href="/numbers/13.htm">Numbers 13:1-2</a>), showing divine involvement in their journey. The act of sending spies can also be seen as a test of faith for the Israelites, as they were to trust in God's promise despite the challenges they might observe.<p><b>from the Wilderness of Zin</b><br>The Wilderness of Zin is a desert region located in the southern part of Canaan, near the Negev. It served as a boundary for the land of Edom (<a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Numbers 34:3-4</a>). This area is significant in the Israelites' journey, as it represents the transition from wandering in the wilderness to entering the land promised to them by God. The wilderness experience is often seen as a time of testing and reliance on God, paralleling the Christian journey of faith and dependence on divine guidance.<p><b>as far as Rehob</b><br>Rehob is identified as a northern boundary of the land the spies explored. It is associated with the region near modern-day Lebanon. The mention of Rehob indicates the extensive scope of the land the Israelites were to inherit, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham about the vastness of the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). This exploration underscores the abundance and diversity of the Promised Land, which was to be a place of blessing and prosperity for God's people.<p><b>toward Lebo-hamath</b><br>Lebo-hamath is a location marking the northern extent of the land of Canaan. It is often associated with the entrance to the region of Hamath, a significant city-state in ancient Syria. This reference highlights the strategic and fertile nature of the land, as Hamath was known for its wealth and resources. The inclusion of Lebo-hamath in the spies' journey emphasizes the fulfillment of God's promise to give Israel a land stretching from the desert to the fertile regions of the north, symbolizing God's provision and the future establishment of Israel as a nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_zin.htm">Wilderness of Zin</a></b><br>A desert region in the southern part of Canaan, marking the starting point of the spies' exploration. It represents the boundary between the known and the unknown for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehob.htm">Rehob</a></b><br>A location in the northern part of Canaan, indicating the extent of the land the spies explored. It symbolizes the promise of God's provision and the vastness of the land He intended for His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lebo-hamath.htm">Lebo-hamath</a></b><br>A northern boundary of the land of Canaan, often associated with the entrance to the land. It signifies the completeness of the land God promised to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a></b><br>Representatives from each of the twelve tribes of Israel, tasked with exploring the Promised Land. Their mission was to gather information about the land and its inhabitants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It represents God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>The exploration of the land serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when facing unknown territories in life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_challenges.htm">Courage in the Face of Challenges</a></b><br>The spies' journey from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob demonstrates the need for courage. Christians are called to step out in faith, trusting that God goes before them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perspective.htm">The Importance of Perspective</a></b><br>The spies' report later in Numbers reveals differing perspectives. Believers should seek God's perspective, focusing on His power rather than the obstacles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_mission.htm">Unity in Mission</a></b><br>The twelve spies were representatives of the entire community, highlighting the importance of unity in pursuing God's mission. The church today is called to work together in fulfilling God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hamath's_border_in_israel_historical.htm">Are there historical records outside the Bible confirming the entrance to Hamath (v. 8) as part of Israel’s border, or is it solely a biblical claim? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_the_spies_report_on_canaan.htm">What did the twelve spies report about Canaan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_spies_cover_all_areas_in_40_days.htm">How can the spies' 40-day exploration (Numbers 13:25) realistically cover all the territories listed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_gather_offerings.htm">Numbers 7:1-3: How could the Israelites, while wandering in the wilderness, assemble such large quantities of metals and animals for offerings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">From the wilderness of Zin.--</span>The name of the wilderness of Zin, in which Kadesh was situated, appears to have been given to the northern or northeastern part of the wilderness of Paran. Comp. <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm" title="Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.">Numbers 20:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/27-14.htm" title="For you rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.">Numbers 27:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/33-36.htm" title="And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.">Numbers 33:36</a>; <a href="/context/numbers/34-3.htm" title="Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:">Numbers 34:3-4</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm" title="Because you trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you sanctified me not in the middle of the children of Israel.">Deuteronomy 32:51</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm" title="This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.">Joshua 15:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm" title="And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:">Joshua 15:3</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From the wilderness of Zin.</span> The extreme southern boundary of the promised land (<a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Numbers 34:3, 4</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Joshua 15:1, 3</a>). There seems to be but one marked natural feature which could have been chosen for that purpose - the broad sandy depression called the Wady Murreh, which divides the mountain mass of the Azazimeh from the Rakhmah plateau, the southern extremity of the highlands of Judah. The plain of Kudes communicates with it at its upper or western end, and maybe counted a part of it. <span class="cmt_word">Unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἕως Ροὸβ εἰσπορευομένων Αἰμάθ</span>. Hamath, now Hamah, was in Greek times Epiphaneia, on the Orontes, outside the limits of Jewish rule. The southern entrance to it lay between the ranges of Libanus and Anti-libanus (see note on Numbers 34:8). The Rehob here mentioned is not likely to have been either of the Rehobs in the territory of Asher (<a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28-30</a>), but the Beth-rehob further to the east, and near to where Dan-Laish was afterwards built (<a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28</a>). It lies on the route to Hamath, and was at one time a place of some importance in the possession of the Syrians (<a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/13-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So they went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spied out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ṯu·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8446.htm">Strong's 8446: </a> </span><span class="str2">To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּדְבַּר־</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miḏ·bar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zin</span><br /><span class="heb">צִ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6790.htm">Strong's 6790: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zin -- a desert area which included Kadesh-barnea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far as Rehob,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7340.htm">Strong's 7340: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rechob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward Lebo-hamath.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2574.htm">Strong's 2574: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamath -- a place North of Damascus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">OT Law: Numbers 13:21 So they went up and spied out (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/13-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 13:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/13-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 13:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>