The Spies Who Lied About Seeing the Giants of Hebron

Midrash Aggadah, Numbers 13:28

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

"But the people are strong" (Numbers 13:28) — that they are mighty; and moreover they dwell in great fortified cities, and who is able to wage war against them? "And moreover we saw the children of the giant there" — they spoke with their mouths what they did not see with their eyes, for they did not go to Hebron; and in order to frighten them they spoke thus.

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Adam EveDeceptionTribesHumorGad

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