The absence of their visible leader meant that temptation was unchecked. Just before entering the Promised Land, thousands of Israelites were seduced by Moabite women, with whom they committed sexual immorality.
(‏ خر ٣٢ :‏ ​ ١ ،‏ ٦‏ )‏ ثُمَّ قُبَيْلَ دُخُولِ أَرْضِ ٱلْمَوْعِدِ ،‏ ٱسْتَسْلَمَ آلَافُ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ لِإِغْوَاءِ ٱلنِّسَاءِ ٱلْمُوآبِيَّاتِ وَفَسَقُوا مَعَهُنَّ .‏