Deuteronomy 1:23-27

It seemed like a good plan to me, so I chose twelve of your men, one from each tribe.

They set off and went up into the hill country as far as the Valley of Eshcol, exploring the land.

They brought back some of the country's fruit, carrying it down to us, and gave us the report: “The Lord our God is giving us good land.”

But you didn't want to go. You rebelled against the instructions of the Lord your God.

You complained while you were in your tents and said, “It's because the Lord hates us that he led us out of Egypt in order to hand us over to the Amorites to be wiped out.