Numbers 13:26-28

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²⁶they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, and brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the land’s fruit. ²⁷They reported to Moses and said, “We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does ^[a]flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. ²⁸But the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are ^[b]fortified (walled) and very large; moreover, we saw there the descendants of Anak [people of great stature and courage].

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Footnotes

Numbers 13:27 This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of foods.
Numbers 13:28 The spies probably had not seen walled cities before, having lived their childhood in Goshen in Egypt. Those who forgot God’s power to help them naturally found the situation formidable.