Because of their hard - heartedness and lack of faith, that generation perished in the wilderness.
(‏ عد ١٤ :‏ ١ -‏ ٤ ،‏ ١١ ؛‏ مز ٧٨ :‏ ٤٠ ،‏ ٤١‏ )‏ وَبِسَبَبِ قَسَاوَةِ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَقِلَّةِ إِيمَانِهِمْ ،‏ هَلَكَ ذٰلِكَ ٱلْجِيلُ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ .‏