Chp 13 verses 1 - 33: Introduction, Moshe is given permission by Hashem to send spies into the land of Canaan. He sends twelve men one from each tribe. The Torah lists their names. They return after forty days with a cluster of grapes, a pomegranate, and a fig. Ten of them give their report to Moshe and the people, with the intent of frightened the people and they succeed. Calev tries to convince the people that the land is wonderful and conquerable. The ten spies try to convince the people that they would not be able to conquer the land and that they also saw giants there.
