Numbers 13:3

And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.

Cross-reference

Numbers 13:26 Historical context

Numbers 13:26 records the spies' return to the same wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, completing the mission described in verse 3.

Numbers 12:16 Historical context

Numbers 12:16 records Israel encamping in the Desert of Paran, the exact location from which Moses sent the spies in the next verse.

Numbers 32:8 explicitly recalls the sending of spies from Kadesh Barnea — a direct retrospective reference to this same event.

Numbers 10:12 Historical context

Numbers 10:12 records Israel's arrival at the wilderness of Paran, the same place from which Moses later sent the spies. Contextual setting.

Deuteronomy 1:23 recounts Moses selecting twelve men to explore the land — a parallel retelling of the same commissioning event.

Deuteronomy 9:23 recalls the same sending of spies from Kadesh-barnea, emphasizing Israel's rebellion and unbelief.