Numbers 13:7

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

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Interpretation

A memorable and melancholy history is related in this and the following chapter, of the turning back of Israel from the borders of Canaan, and the sentencing them to wander and perish in the wilderness, for their unbelief and murmuring. It appears, De 1:22, that the motion to search out the land came from the people.

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This thought runs through Numbers 13:7-8.

Numbers 13:7 Numbers 13:8

Glossary

Igal Tribe: Avengers. (1. ) Num. 13:7 , one of the spies of the tribe of Issachar. (2. ) Son of Nathan of Zobah, and one of David’s warriors ( 2 Sam. 23:36 ). (3. ) 1 Chr. 3:22 .