Parshat Shelach Flashcards
What is the Land of Israel called in the Torah
Eretz Canaan
What positions did the spies have when they left on their mission?
They were the Nesiim, heads of their tribes.
Where did the spies leave from to get to the Land of Israel?
Desert of Paran
What order are the spies listed in?
Age order or order of greatness
What tribe did not send a spy?
Levy
What was Yehoshua’s name originally?
Hoshea
שלח לך
Hashem said if you want, but I am not commanding you.
Did Hashem command Moshe to send the Meraglim?
No
Why was Hashem unhappy with the request for spies?
It showed a lack of faith in Hashem’s promise that the land was good.
Why then did Moshe send spies?
The Bnei Yisrael were pressuring him and he did not want them to think he was hiding anything about the land.
שלח לך אנשים
The story of the spies is put next to the story of Miriam to teach you that the spies saw what happened to Miriam but they did not learn from her mistake.
What did the Meraglim and Miriam have in common?
They both spoke lashon harah
