Now, when the tabernacle was set up, Moses made Aaron the High Priest and clothed him in the sacred garments of his office,--the coat, the girdle, the robe, the ephod, the breastplate, and the mitre. The coat was a long linen robe, with sleeves, and having a girdle worked in blue and purple and scarlet. The robe was a long, blue linen garment, without sleeves. Around the skirts were golden bells, which sounded whenever the High Priest went into the Holy Place. The ephod was a short robe, worked also in blue, purple and scarlet; and around the waist was worn a girdle of gold. The breastplate was made of cloth, and was very thick. It had four rings to join it to the ephod, and twelve beautiful stones were set in it; and on these stones were cut the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, that is, the twelve sons of Jacob. The mitre was a linen turban; and on the front of it were the words, _Holy of Holies_! When all was ready, the children held a sacred feast, and Moses anointed Aaron with oil. The tabernacle established, the Israelites were now ready to move on towards Canaan. [Illustration: RETURN OF THE SPIES FROM THE LAND OF PROMISE.] THE PROMISED LAND. Twelve men were chosen, one from each tribe, and sent ahead to see what manner of place Canaan was, if there was land enough, and if the people dwelling there were friendly. The twelve men set out, and after forty days came back again to the camp, bringing rich fruits which they had gathered there. "The land of Canaan is a beautiful country," they said, "and it is filled with fruits and corn; but we fear the people there, for they are fierce and warlike." At this many of the Israelites were frightened. Again they forgot God's promises and began to upbraid Moses for having taken them from their comfortable home in the wilderness. Then God was angry with them; and he spoke to them in tones of thunder, telling them that for their wickedness they should never be permitted to see the promised land of Canaan; that they should die in the wilderness; and that only the children and the few faithful elders should live to reach the Promised Land. This was a most grievous punishment to the people; but in a few days they had forgotten it, and again rebellion arose among them. Three men, Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, grew jealous of the power of Moses and Aaron, and asked why all glory should be theirs. Moses, worn with the faithlessness of his people, fell upon his face and wept when these jealous men spoke thus to him. His heart ached with the injustice of it, and he despaired ever of teaching his people. The next day Korah and all his people came and stood before the tabernacle, as Moses had bid them. Then the voice of the Lord spoke, bidding the people move away from the tabernacle, leaving the three doubting men and their families standing alone.