Joe: Alright, so what's the scoop on Numbers 13?

Bible Expert: Well, Joe, this is the chapter where God told Moses to send out twelve scouts to explore the land of Canaan.

Joe (interrupting): Wait, twelve scouts? You mean like twelve brave warriors?

Bible Expert: No, not exactly. These scouts were actually chosen from the twelve tribes of Israel.

Joe: Ah, okay. So what happened next?

Bible Expert: So, the scouts went out to explore the land and they came back with a report that the land was good but there were also some difficulties. For example, the people living there were very powerful and they had fortified cities.

Joe: Wow, so the scouts were brave enough to go out and explore despite the dangers?

Bible Expert: Yeah, they were brave, but the people of Israel were so scared by the report that they refused to go into the land.

Joe: Wow, that's crazy. I guess it pays to be prepared. So, what happened after that?

Bible Expert: Well, God was angry at their lack of faith, so he punished them by making them wander in the wilderness for forty years until all the people who refused to go into the land had died.

Joe: Forty years? That's a long time.

Bible Expert: Yeah, it was a long time, but it was also a lesson to the people of Israel about faith and trusting in God.