When Jehovah God instructed the people of Israel to enter Canaan, however, that generation proved unfaithful, and he told them: “None of you will enter into the land that I swore to have you reside in except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun ” because they brought back a good report after spying out the Promised Land.
(‏ خرو ۳۸ :‏ ۸ )‏ وقتی یَهُوَه خدا قوم اسرائیل را به سمت سرزمین کنعان هدایت می‌کرد ،‏ اکثر آنان از داخل شدن به آن امتناع کردند .‏