Who did Moses send into Canaan to spy?

Answer 1

This story can be found in Numbers 13, Moses sent 1 man from each of the 12 tribes of Israel into Caanan. "from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;

5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;

12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.

16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.) " (Numbers 13: 4-16)

The men were tasked with finding out everything they could about the land that the Isrealites were meant to go into. Upon returning all of the men, except two, were afraid of what they had encountered. They said that the people were stronger than they were and that they would not be able to win against them. Caleb and Joshua were the only two who believe that they could win, the only two who had faith in God. As a result of the peoples unfaithfulness God decreed that none of them, except Caleb and Joshua, would live to see the promise land.