7 or more tasks for the spies in Numbers 13

Numbers 13:17-20

When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.

See what the land is like

and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad?

What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?

How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor?

Are there trees in it or not?

Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

12 Tribes and their numbers in Numbers 1

Numbers 1:20-54

From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

From the descendants of Gad: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650

From the descendants of Judah: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

From the descendants of Issachar: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.

From the descendants of Zebulun: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.

From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

From the descendants of Benjamin: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

From the descendants of Dan: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

From the descendants of Asher: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.

From the descendants of Naphtali: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.

These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel's army were counted according to their families. The total number was 603,550. The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others. The LORD had said to Moses: "You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites. Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law--over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it. Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death. The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard. The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law." The Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses.

12 men appointed to assist Moses in numbering the people Numbers 1

Numbers 1:5-16

These are the names of the men who are to assist you:

from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;

from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
from Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;
from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan."

These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.

13 Tribes and the order they set out from Sinai Numbers 10

Numbers 10:11-28

On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the covenant law. Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran. They set out, this first time, at the LORD's command through Moses. 

The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command. 

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar, 

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out. 

The divisions of the camp of Reuben went next, under their standard. Elizur son of Shedeur was in command. 

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, 

and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. 

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived. 

The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command. 

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, 

and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin. 

Finally, as the rear guard for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was in command. 

Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, 

and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. 

This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out. 

6 foods from Egypt fondly remembered in the wilderness Numbers 11

Numbers 11:5

We remember

the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost

 - also the cucumbers,

melons,

leeks,

onions

and garlic. 

12 Spies sent into Canaan as recorded in Numbers 13

Numbers 13:1-16
The LORD said to Moses, "Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders." So at the LORD's command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites. These are their names:

from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;

from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;

from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.

These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)