Numbers 13:9

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

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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 13:9-10.

Numbers 13:9 Numbers 13:10

Glossary

Benjamin Person: Son of my right hand. (1. ) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel ( Gen. 35:18 ). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place.
Palti Tribe: Deliverance from the Lord, one of the spies representing the tribe of Benjamin ( Num. 13:9 ).