Numbers 13:26
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Cross-references
Numbers 13:3 records the sending of the spies from Paran; here they return—direct narrative continuity.
Numbers 32:8 recalls the sending of the fathers from Kadesh-barnea to spy—direct reference back to this event.
Numbers 10:12 describes Israel's camp in the wilderness of Paran, setting the geographical stage for the spies' return there.
Numbers 12:16 records Israel pitching in the wilderness of Paran, the same area where the spies later bring their report to Kadesh.
Numbers 20:22 mentions Israel journeying from Kadesh, the same location as the spies' return, but at a later time.
Deuteronomy 1:19 recounts arriving at Kadesh-barnea before the spying—parallel account setting the scene.
In Joshua 14:6, Caleb recalls the spying mission at Kadesh-barnea, directly referencing the same event and location as the spies' return.
Deuteronomy 2:14 references the 38 years from Kadesh-barnea, directly linking to the punishment after the spies' report.
Joshua 14:7 is Caleb's firsthand account of the same spy mission from Kadesh Barnea, confirming his faithful report.
Joshua 10:41 places Kadesh Barnea as the southern limit of Joshua's conquests, the same location where the spies reported.
Judges 11:16 recounts Israel's journey to Kadesh, the same place where the spies returned in Numbers 13:26.
Deuteronomy 1:2 notes the distance to Kadesh-barnea, providing geographical context for the spies' return point.
Psalm 29:8 mentions the Desert of Kadesh, the same location where the spies reported in Numbers 13:26, emphasizing God's power there.