Why Did the Israelites’ 11-Day Journey Take 40 Years, According to the Bible?
It’s one of the most puzzling facts in the Old Testament: a journey that should have taken 11 days ended up lasting 40 years. When God delivered the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, He was leading them to the Promised Land—a place of abundance, peace, and divine blessing. Yet, instead of arriving quickly, they […]