Why were the Jews punished with specifically 40 years of wandering in the desert? |
Because the spies were all 40 years old at the time they gave the negative report
Each year of punishment represented a day of Moshe's (Moses') stay on Har (Mt.) Sinai
Because the spies said 40 negative things about the land of Canaan
Each year of punishment represented a day of the spies' stay in the land of Canaan
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