The “ones who entered Eretz Yisrael” took actual possession of the land only by virtue of their membership in the current generation of the fathers who were originally named in the first counting as the “ones who left Egypt”. These Fathers were the ones to whom Eretz Yisrael was promised. Due to their rejection of it, however, they conceded actual possession of it to their children. Their children were only to exercise this right in the names of their fathers. The most vital possessions of parents are their faithful descendants. They are the witnesses to the merit of the…
