Deuteronomy 1:24

1:24 They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley, ¹  which they scouted out.

Deuteronomy 24:9

24:9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam ²  along the way after you left Egypt.

[1:24]  ¹ tn Or “the Wadi Eshcol” (so NAB).

[24:9]  ² sn What the Lord your God did to Miriam. The reference is to Miriam’s having contracted leprosy because of her intemperate challenge to Moses’ leadership (Num 12:1-15). The purpose for the allusion here appears to be the assertion of the theocratic leadership of the priests who, like Moses, should not be despised.