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A Long and Debated Stay
Commentators debate the exact length of the "many days" Israel stayed in Kadesh. Some ancient Jewish traditions suggest it was as long as 18 or 19 years, while other scholars propose it was 40 days, matching the time the spies were in the land. The main point is that it was a significant, prolonged period of stagnation.
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 1:46
19th Century
Bishop
So you stayed in Kadesh many days. —Better, and. In Numbers 14:25 the command was, “Tomorrow turn you, and get you in…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 1:46
17th Century
Pastor
So you abode in Kadesh many days
Yea, some years, as some think:
according to the days that you a…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 1:19–46
17th Century
Minister
Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to…