Bible Location
Meaning: holiness of an inconstant son · 10 cross references · Modern-day map available
Kadesh-barnea is the major wilderness station on the southern edge of the land, closely connected with the better-known Kadesh traditions in Numbers and Deuteronomy. It is important because it marks the place of the spies, Israel's failure to enter the land, and the long delay that followed. First appears in Num 32:8.1
AI summary: Kadesh-barnea names the wilderness site that became one of the decisive failure points in Israel's journey. From there the spies went into Canaan, and there the people's fear and refusal led to judgment and extended wandering. Because the name often appears in discussions of the southern boundary and Israel's turning back, it carries both geographic and theological importance. The cross references present Kadesh-barnea as a pivotal wilderness place of decision, rebellion, and delayed promise.1
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.