Bible Verses About Journey of Israel Through The Desert

Moses therefore came, and told the people the words of the Lord, and assembled seventy men of the ancients of Israel, and made them to stand about the tabernacle.

And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of the spirit that was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the spirit had rested on them they prophesied, nor did they cease afterwards.

Now there remained in the camp two of the men, of whom one was called Eldad, and the other Medad, upon whom the spirit rested; for they also had been enrolled, but were not gone forth to the tabernacle.

And when they prophesied in the camp, there ran a young man, and told Moses, saying: Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.

Forthwith Josue the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and chosen out of many, said: My lord Moses forbid them.

But he said: Why hast thou emulation for me? O that all the people might prophesy, and that the Lord would give them his spirit!

And Moses returned, with the ancients of Israel, into the camp.

Send men to view the land of Chanaan, which I will give to the children of Israel, one of every tribe, of the rulers.

Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending from the desert of Pharan, principal men, whose names are these:

Of the tribe of Ruben, Sammua the son of Zechur.

Of the tribe of Simeon, Saphat the son of Huri.

Of the tribe of Juda, Caleb the son of Jephone.

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Osee the son of Nun.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of Raphu.

Of the tribe of Zabulon, Geddiel the son of Sodi.

Of the tribe of Joseph, of the sceptre of Manasses, Gaddi the son of Susi.

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

Of the tribe of Aser, Sthur the son of Michael.

Of the tribe of Nephtali, Nahabi the son of Vapsi.

Of the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of Machi.

These are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to view the land: and he called Osee the son of Nun, Josue.

And Moses sent them to view the land of Chanaan, and said to them: Go you up by the south side. And when you shall come to the mountains,

View the land, of what sort it is, and the people that are the inhabitants thereof, whether they be strong or weak: few in number or many:

The land itself, whether it be good or bad: what manner of cities, walled or without walls: