Numbers 13:21

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

Cross-references

Numbers 13:17 records Moses' command to spy from Negeb to hill country, which the spies then executed in verse 21.

Numbers 20:1 Historical context

Numbers 20:1 later places the whole congregation in the same wilderness of Zin, linking the spy mission's starting point to Miriam's death.

Numbers 27:14 Historical context

Numbers 27:14 recalls that the wilderness of Zin was where Moses and Aaron rebelled, connecting to the region explored by the spies.

Numbers 33:36 Historical context

Numbers 33:36 lists the wilderness of Zin as an encampment in the wilderness itinerary, reinforcing its importance from the spy narrative.

Numbers 34:3 Historical context

Numbers 34:3 designates the wilderness of Zin as the southern border of Canaan, the land the spies were surveying.

Numbers 34:4 Historical context

Numbers 34:4 continues the border description, naming Zin again, further defining the territory the spies explored.

Numbers 34:8 Historical context

Numbers 34:8 uses 'entrance of Hamath' to define Israel's northern border, identical to the spies' northern limit.

Numbers 21:1 Historical context

Numbers 21:1 places the Canaanite king in the Negeb, the southern region where the spies began their journey.

Deuteronomy 32:51 Historical context

Deuteronomy 32:51 reminds that the wilderness of Zin witnessed Moses' transgression, linking the region to the spy mission.

Joshua 21:31 Historical context

Joshua 21:31 lists Rehob as a Levitical city in Asher — the same Rehob the spies visited. Provides later allocation.

2 Kings 14:25 explicitly mentions Lebo Hamath as Israel's northern border — the same landmark from the spies' survey.

Deuteronomy 1:24 recounts the same spy mission, focusing on the Valley of Eshcol, a detail from their route.

Joshua 19:28 Historical context

Joshua 19:28 includes Rehob among Asher's cities, matching the northern location recorded in the spy mission.

Judges 1:31 Historical context

Judges 1:31 lists Rehob as a city Asher failed to conquer, echoing the northern limit of the spies' exploration.

Ezekiel 47:16 also uses Hamath to mark the northern boundary of the land, directly parallel to the spies' exploration limit.

Joshua 15:1 Historical context

In Joshua 15:1, the Wilderness of Zin reappears as Judah's southern border, linking the spy's starting point to territorial boundaries.

Judges 18:28 Historical context

Judges 18:28 mentions Beth-rehob, associated with Rehob, which was the northern reach of the spies' journey.

2 Samuel 8:9 Historical context

2 Samuel 8:9 mentions Hamath, the region near the northern limit of the spies' exploration, in David's time.

2 Samuel 10:8 Historical context

2 Samuel 10:8 mentions Rehob as a base for Aramean mercenaries — same northern city the spies surveyed.

Amos 6:2 Historical context

Amos 6:2 references Hamath the great, the same northern city that marked the spies' farthest point.

2 Kings 18:34 Historical context

2 Kings 18:34 asks where the gods of Hamath are — Hamath is the region near Lebo-hamath. Shows later conflict.

2 Kings 19:13 Historical context

2 Kings 19:13 mentions the king of Hamath — same city/region near the spies' northern limit.

2 Kings 23:33 Historical context

2 Kings 23:33 places Riblah in the land of Hamath — the region adjacent to Lebo-hamath.

2 Chronicles 8:3 Historical context

2 Chronicles 8:3 says Solomon attacked Hamath Zobah — a city in the same region the spies explored.

Jeremiah 39:5 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:5 sets Zedekiah's trial at Riblah in the land of Hamath — again the region near Lebo-hamath.