King James Version
What Does Numbers 13:25 Mean?
“And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.”
Context
23
And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. brook: or, valley
24
The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. brook: or, valley Eshcol: that is, A cluster of grapes
25
And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
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.
27
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **After forty days.—**This time allowed a full and careful exploration of the land.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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