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 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 recalls that the wilderness of Zin was where Moses and Aaron rebelled, connecting to the region explored by the spies.
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 designates the wilderness of Zin as the southern border of Canaan, the land the spies were surveying.
Numbers 34:4 continues the border description, naming Zin again, further defining the territory the spies explored.
Numbers 34:8 uses 'entrance of Hamath' to define Israel's northern border, identical to the spies' northern limit.
Numbers 21:1 places the Canaanite king in the Negeb, the southern region where the spies began their journey.
Deuteronomy 32:51 reminds that the wilderness of Zin witnessed Moses' transgression, linking the region to the spy mission.
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 includes Rehob among Asher's cities, matching the northern location recorded in the spy mission.
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.
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 mentions Beth-rehob, associated with Rehob, which was the northern reach of the spies' journey.
2 Samuel 8:9 mentions Hamath, the region near the northern limit of the spies' exploration, in David's time.
2 Samuel 10:8 mentions Rehob as a base for Aramean mercenaries — same northern city the spies surveyed.
Amos 6:2 references Hamath the great, the same northern city that marked the spies' farthest point.
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 mentions the king of Hamath — same city/region near the spies' northern limit.
2 Kings 23:33 places Riblah in the land of Hamath — the region adjacent to Lebo-hamath.
2 Chronicles 8:3 says Solomon attacked Hamath Zobah — a city in the same region the spies explored.
Jeremiah 39:5 sets Zedekiah's trial at Riblah in the land of Hamath — again the region near Lebo-hamath.