Shelach | Who is the Edah?

Shelach | Who is the Edah? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

The interactions between the various actors in the dramatic scene when the scouts return from Eretz Canaan is hard to decipher. At what point does Calev separate from the 10? When does Yehoshua join him? More significantly, who "cries on that night" and who "wants to stone them" (Calev and Yehoshua)? Most dramatically - who is the focus of the punishment of dying in the desert and having their children wander for 40 years? A close look at the text reveals surprising answers.

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