Because of this, although it was only an eleven day journey from where they were camped to the Promised Land, it took Israel forty years to make the journey (Deuteronomy 1:2).
Dahil dito, bagamat labingisang araw lamang na paglalakbay ang kailangan mula sa kanilang pinagkampohan tungo sa Lupang Pangako, inabot ng apatnapung taon ang kanilang paglalakbay (Deuteronomio 1:2).