Numbers 13:17

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

Cross-reference

Numbers 13:21 reports the spies carrying out the instructions given in this verse, moving from command to action.

Numbers 13:22 continues the spy report, specifying they reached Hebron as ordered in this verse.

Numbers 14:40 Historical context

In Numbers 14:40, the Israelites attempt to go up the hill country—direct continuation of the same episode after the spy report.

Deuteronomy 1:44 Historical context

In Deuteronomy 1:44, Moses recalls Amorites attacking Israel in that hill country—same event recounted from the spy mission.

Judges 1:9 Historical context

In Judges 1:9, Judah fights in the hill country and Negev—later conquest of the same regions the spies surveyed.

Joshua 2:1 Parallel

In Joshua 2:1, Joshua sends spies to view Jericho—similar spying mission but different location and later time.

Judges 1:19 Historical context

In Judges 1:19, Judah takes the hill country—parallel conquest of the same hill country mentioned here.

Judges 18:2 Parallel

Judges 18:2 records Danites sending spies to scout the land, mirroring Moses' command here. Both involve reconnoitering a new territory.