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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:1 JFB -> Commentary on 13:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:1 WEN -> Notes on 13:1 NTB -> Israel; Spies TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Caleb; Spies 13:1 - [In Context] The Lord said to Moses,
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:2 JFB -> Commentary on 13:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:2 TSK -> Commentary on 13:2 TSK -> Entry for 13:2 WEN -> Notes on 13:2 TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land 13:2 - [In Context] "Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. This is the land that I will give to the people of Israel. Send one leader from each of the twelve family groups."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:3 JFB -> Commentary on 13:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:3 TSK -> Commentary on 13:3 TSK -> Entry for 13:3 WEN -> Notes on 13:3 NTB -> Paran TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh; Paran SBD -> Kadesh, Kadesh-barne-a 13:3 - [In Context] So Moses obeyed the Lord's command. Moses sent out these leaders while the people were camped in the desert of Paran.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:4 JFB -> Commentary on 13:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:4 WEN -> Notes on 13:4 NTB -> Shammua; Zaccur TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Reuben, The Tribe of EBD -> Kadesh; Shammua; Zaccur SBD -> Shammua; Zaccur 13:4 - [In Context] These are the names of those leaders: from Reuben's family group--Shammua son of Zaccur;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:5 JFB -> Commentary on 13:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:5 WEN -> Notes on 13:5 NTB -> Hori; Shaphat TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Simeon, The Tribe of EBD -> Kadesh; Shaphat SBD -> Hori; Shaphat 13:5 - [In Context] from Simeon's family group--Shaphat son of Hori;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:6 JFB -> Commentary on 13:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:6 TSK -> Commentary on 13:6 TSK -> Entry for 13:6 WEN -> Notes on 13:6 NTB -> Caleb; Jephunneh TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Judah, The Tribe of EBD -> Caleb; Jephunneh; Judah, Tribe of; Kadesh SBD -> Caleb; Jephunneh 13:6 - [In Context] from Judah's family group--Caleb son of Jephunneh;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:7 JFB -> Commentary on 13:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:7 WEN -> Notes on 13:7 NTB -> Igal; Joseph TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Issachar, The Tribe of EBD -> Igal; Kadesh SBD -> Igal; Joseph 13:7 - [In Context] from Issachar's family group--Igal son of Joseph;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:8 JFB -> Commentary on 13:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:8 TSK -> Commentary on 13:8 TSK -> Entry for 13:8 WEN -> Notes on 13:8 NTB -> Hoshea; Joshua TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Ephraim, Tribe of; Holy Land EBD -> Hoshea; Jesus; Kadesh SBD -> Hoshea 13:8 - [In Context] from Ephraim's family group--Hoshea F170 son of Nun;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:9 JFB -> Commentary on 13:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:9 WEN -> Notes on 13:9 NTB -> Palti; Raphu TTT -> Benjamin, Tribe of; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh; Palti; Raphu SBD -> Palti; Raphu 13:9 - [In Context] from Benjamin's family group--Palti son of Raphu;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:10 JFB -> Commentary on 13:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:10 WEN -> Notes on 13:10 NTB -> Gaddiel; Sodi TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Zebulun, The Tribe of EBD -> Gaddiel; Kadesh SBD -> Gaddiel; Sodi 13:10 - [In Context] from Zebulun's family group--Gaddiel son of Sodi;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:11 JFB -> Commentary on 13:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:11 WEN -> Notes on 13:11 NTB -> Gaddi; Susi TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Manasseh, The Tribe of EBD -> Gaddi; Kadesh; Susi SBD -> Gaddi; Susi 13:11 - [In Context] from Joseph's family group (Manasseh)--Gaddi son of Susi;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:12 JFB -> Commentary on 13:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:12 WEN -> Notes on 13:12 NTB -> Ammiel; Gemalli TTT -> Dan, The Tribe of; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Ammiel; Kadesh SBD -> Ammi-el; Gemalli 13:12 - [In Context] from Dan's family group--Ammiel son of Gemalli;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:13 JFB -> Commentary on 13:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:13 WEN -> Notes on 13:13 NTB -> Michael TTT -> Asher, The Tribe of; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh; Michael; Sethur SBD -> Michael; Sethur 13:13 - [In Context] from Asher's family group--Sethur son of Michael;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:14 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:14 JFB -> Commentary on 13:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:14 WEN -> Notes on 13:14 NTB -> Nahbi; Vophsi TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Naphtali, The Tribe of EBD -> Kadesh; Nahbi SBD -> Nahbi; Vophsi 13:14 - [In Context] from Naphtali's family group--Nahbi son of Vophsi;
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:15 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:15 JFB -> Commentary on 13:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:15 WEN -> Notes on 13:15 NTB -> Machi TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Gad, The Tribe of; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh SBD -> Geuel; Machi 13:15 - [In Context] from Gad's family group--Geuel son of Maki.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:16 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:16 JFB -> Commentary on 13:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:16 SRN -> Study Notes on 13:16 TSK -> Commentary on 13:16 TSK -> Entry for 13:16 WEN -> Notes on 13:16 NTB -> Hoshea; Jehoshua TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Hoshea; Jesus; Joshua; Kadesh SBD -> Jehoshua; Jesus 13:16 - [In Context] Those are the names of the men that Moses sent to look at and study the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by another name. Moses called him Joshua.)
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:17 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:17 JFB -> Commentary on 13:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:17 TSK -> Commentary on 13:17 TSK -> Entry for 13:17 WEN -> Notes on 13:17 NTB -> Canaan TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Joshua; Kadesh SBD -> Joshua; War 13:17 - [In Context] When Moses was sending them out to explore Canaan, he said, "Go through the Negev F171 and then into the hill country.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:18 JFB -> Commentary on 13:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:18 TSK -> Commentary on 13:18 TSK -> Entry for 13:18 WEN -> Notes on 13:18 NTB -> Canaan TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh 13:18 - [In Context] See what the land looks like. Learn about the people who live there. Are they strong or are they weak? Are they few or are they many?
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:19 JFB -> Commentary on 13:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:19 WEN -> Notes on 13:19 NTB -> Canaan TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Building; Kadesh 13:19 - [In Context] Learn about the land that they live in. Is it good land or bad land? What kind of towns do they live in? Do the towns have walls protecting them? Are the towns strongly defended?
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:20 JFB -> Commentary on 13:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:20 TSK -> Commentary on 13:20 TSK -> Entry for 13:20 WEN -> Notes on 13:20 NTB -> Canaan TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Vine, The EBD -> Kadesh 13:20 - [In Context] And learn other things about the land. Is the dirt good for growing things, or is it poor soil? Are there trees on the land? Also, try to bring back some of the fruit from that land." (This was during the time when the first grapes should be ripe.)
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:21 JFB -> Commentary on 13:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:21 TSK -> Commentary on 13:21 TSK -> Entry for 13:21 WEN -> Notes on 13:21 NTB -> Canaan; Hamath; Rehob; Zin TTT -> Holy Land EBD -> Hamath; Kadesh; Rehob; Zin SBD -> Kadesh, Kadesh-barne-a; Rehob; Syria; Zin 13:21 - [In Context] So they went to explore the country. They explored the area from the Zin desert to Rehob and Lebo Hamath.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:22 JFB -> Commentary on 13:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:22 TSK -> Commentary on 13:22 TSK -> Entry for 13:22 WEN -> Notes on 13:22 NTB -> Ahiman; Canaan; Hebron; Sheshai; Talmai; Zoan TTT -> Anakim, The; Holy Land EBD -> Ahiman; City; Giants; Hebron; Kadesh; Sheshai; Talmai; Zoan SBD -> Ahiman; Cities; Shesha-i; Talma-i 13:22 - [In Context] They entered the country through the Negev F172 and went to Hebron. (The town of Hebron was built seven years before the town of Zoan in Egypt.) Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived there. These men were descendants F173 of Anak.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:23 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:23 JFB -> Commentary on 13:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:23 TSK -> Commentary on 13:23 TSK -> Entry for 13:23 WEN -> Notes on 13:23 NTB -> Canaan; Eshcol; Fig; Pomegranate TTT -> Brooks; Fig-tree, The; Holy Land; Pomegranate-tree, The; Vine, The EBD -> Agriculture; Brook; Eshcol; Kadesh; Pomegranate; Vine SBD -> Ahiman; Eshcol, The valley; Vine 13:23 - [In Context] Then the men went to Eshcol Valley. There, the men cut off a branch from a grapevine. The branch had a bunch of grapes on it. They put that branch on a pole. And two men carried it between them. They also carried some pomegranates, F174 and figs.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:24 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:24 JFB -> Commentary on 13:24 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:24 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:24 TSK -> Commentary on 13:24 TSK -> Entry for 13:24 WEN -> Notes on 13:24 NTB -> Canaan; Eshcol; Grape TTT -> Brooks; Holy Land; Vine, The EBD -> Eshcol; Kadesh SBD -> Eshcol, The valley; Vine 13:24 - [In Context] That place is called the Eshcol F175 Valley, because that is the place where the men of Israel cut off the bunch of grapes.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:25 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:25 JFB -> Commentary on 13:25 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:25 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:25 TSK -> Commentary on 13:25 TSK -> Entry for 13:25 WEN -> Notes on 13:25 NTB -> Canaan; Forty TTT -> Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh 13:25 - [In Context] The men explored that country for 40 days. Then they went back to the camp.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:26 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:26 JFB -> Commentary on 13:26 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:26 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:26 TSK -> Commentary on 13:26 TSK -> Entry for 13:26 WEN -> Notes on 13:26 NTB -> Caleb; Canaan; Israel; Kadesh; Majority And Minority Reports; Paran; Reports TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh; Paran SBD -> Kadesh, Kadesh-barne-a 13:26 - [In Context] The people of Israel were camped near Kadesh, in the desert of Paran. The men went to Moses and Aaron and all the Israelite people. The men told Moses, Aaron, and all the people about the things they saw. And they showed them the fruit from the land.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:27 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:27 JFB -> Commentary on 13:27 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:27 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:27 TSK -> Commentary on 13:27 TSK -> Entry for 13:27 WEN -> Notes on 13:27 NTB -> Caleb; Canaan; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Milk; Reports TTT -> Canaanites, The; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh; Wine 13:27 - [In Context] The men told Moses, "We went to the land where you sent us. It is a land filled with many good things F176 ! Here is some of the fruit that grows there.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:28 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:28 JFB -> Commentary on 13:28 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:28 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:28 TSK -> Commentary on 13:28 TSK -> Entry for 13:28 WEN -> Notes on 13:28 NTB -> Anakim; Caleb; Canaan; Cowardice; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Reports; Trouble TTT -> Canaanites, The; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Walls EBD -> Fenced cities; Kadesh; Wall SBD -> Anakim 13:28 - [In Context] But the people living there are very powerful. The cities are very large. The cities are strongly defended. We even saw some Anakite F177 people there.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:29 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:29 JFB -> Commentary on 13:29 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:29 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:29 TSK -> Commentary on 13:29 TSK -> Entry for 13:29 WEN -> Notes on 13:29 NTB -> Amalekites; Amorites; Anakim; Caleb; Canaan; Canaanites; Hittites; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Reports; Trouble TTT -> Amalekites, The; Amorites, The; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land EBD -> Amalekite; Canaan; Canaanites; Hittites; Kadesh SBD -> Amalekites; Amorite, the Amorites; Hills; Jebusites; Palestina and Palestine 13:29 - [In Context] The Amalekite people live in the Negev. F178 The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live near the sea and by the Jordan River."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:30 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:30 JFB -> Commentary on 13:30 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:30 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:30 TSK -> Commentary on 13:30 TSK -> Entry for 13:30 WEN -> Notes on 13:30 NTB -> Anakim; Caleb; Courage; Faith; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Reports TTT -> Decision; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Faith; Holy Land EBD -> Kadesh 13:30 - [In Context] Caleb told the people near Moses to be quiet. Then Caleb said, "We should go up and take that land for ourselves. We can easily take that land."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:31 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:31 JFB -> Commentary on 13:31 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:31 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:31 TSK -> Commentary on 13:31 TSK -> Entry for 13:31 WEN -> Notes on 13:31 NTB -> Anakim; Cowardice; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Reports; Trouble TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Murmuring EBD -> Kadesh 13:31 - [In Context] But the men that had gone with him said, "We can't fight those people! They are much stronger than we are."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:32 GSB -> Study Notes on 13:32 JFB -> Commentary on 13:32 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:32 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:32 TSK -> Commentary on 13:32 TSK -> Entry for 13:32 WEN -> Notes on 13:32 NTB -> Anakim; Cowardice; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Reports; Trouble TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Murmuring 13:32 - [In Context] And those men told all the people of Israel that they were not strong enough to defeat the people in that land. They said, "The land we saw is full of strong people. Those people are strong enough to easily defeat any person who goes there.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 13:33 JFB -> Commentary on 13:33 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 13:33 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 13:33 TSK -> Commentary on 13:33 TSK -> Entry for 13:33 NTB -> Anakim; Cowardice; Grasshopper; Israel; Majority And Minority Reports; Reports; Trouble TTT -> Anakim, The; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Holy Land; Murmuring EBD -> Anakim; Giants; Grasshopper; Nephilim 13:33 - [In Context] We saw the giant Nephilim F179 people there! (The descendants F180 of Anak come from the Nephilim people.) They looked at us like we were little grasshoppers. Yes, we were like grasshoppers to them!"
FOOTNOTES: F170: Hoshea   Or, "Joshua." F171: Negev   The desert area south of Judah. F172: Negev   The desert area south of Judah. F173: descendants   A person's children and their future families. F174: pomegranates   A red fruit with many small seeds inside it. Each seed is covered with the soft, juicy part of the fruit. F175: Eshcol   This name is like the Hebrew word meaning "a bunch of grapes." F176: filled with many good things   Literally, "flowing with milk and honey." F177: Anakite   These people were famous for being big, powerful fighters. F178: Negev   The desert area south of Judah. F179: Nephilim   A famous family of tall and powerful fighting men. See Gen. 6:2-4. F180: descendants   A person's children and their future families.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.