Deuteronomy 1:23

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

Cross-reference

Numbers 13:3-33 details the selection and mission of the twelve spies, matching Moses' action in this verse.

Numbers 32:8 Historical context

Numbers 32:8 refers back to the sending of twelve spies from Kadesh-barnea, the same event as the selection in this verse.