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
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
Each year of punishment represented a day of Moshe's (Moses') stay on Har (Mt.) Sinai
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