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The most significant events during those forty years included:

The most significant events during those forty years included:

# Repeated "murmurings" of hardship, and the miraculous provision of [[manna]] and [[quail]].

# Repeated "murmurings" of hardship, and the miraculous provision of [[manna]] and quail.

# A battle with [[Amalekites]], in which [[Aaron]] and [[Hur]] held up Moses' arms so that he could continue to call God's blessing on the nascent Israelite army, under the command of [[Joshua (Biblical leader)|Joshua]].

# A battle with [[Amalekites]], in which [[Aaron]] and [[Hur]] held up Moses' arms so that he could continue to call God's blessing on the nascent Israelite army, under the command of [[Joshua (Biblical leader)|Joshua]].

# The reception of the [[Ten Commandments]] on stone tablets inscribed by God Himself.

# The reception of the [[Ten Commandments]] on stone tablets inscribed by God Himself.

# The disgraceful incident of the [[Golden Calf]].

# The disgraceful incident of the [[Golden Calf]].

# The construction of the [[Tabernacle]] and its furnishings, including the [[Ark of the Covenant]].

# The construction of the [[Tabernacle]] and its furnishings, including the [[Ark of the Covenant]].

# The "strange fire" incident in which [[Nadab (son of Aaron|Nadab]] and [[Abihu]] died.

# The "strange fire" incident in which Nadab and [[Abihu]] died.

# The first census.

# The first census.

# The spy expedition, the bad report, and God's edict that no adult of that generation would survive to enter the Promised Land except [[Caleb]] and [[Joshua]], the only two spies to keep the faith.

# The spy expedition, the bad report, and God's edict that no adult of that generation would survive to enter the Promised Land except [[Caleb]] and [[Joshua]], the only two spies to keep the faith.