from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
Here we have, I. Orders given to send spies to search out the land of Canaan. It is here said, God directed Moses to send them (Num 13:1, Num 13:2), but it appears by the repetition of the story afterwards (Deu 1:22) that the motion came originally from the people; they came to Moses, and said, We will send men before us; and it was the fruit of their unbelief.
Commenting on Numbers 13:1-20
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. See Gill on Num 13:4. . Numbers 13:11 num 13:11 num 13:11 num 13:11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. See Gill on Num 13:4.
Numbers 13:1-17 Despatch of the Spies of Canaan. - Num 13:1. The command of Jehovah, to send out men to spy out the land of Canaan, was occasioned, according to the account given by Moses in Deu 1:22., by a proposal of the congregation, which pleased Moses, so that he laid the matter before the Lord, who then commanded him to send out for this...
Commenting on Numbers 13:1-17