During the succeeding decades, the Israelites complained about the food Jehovah miraculously supplied in the desert, murmured against Moses and Aaron, spoke against Jehovah, and committed fornication with pagans, even sharing in Baal worship.
Järgnevate aastakümnete jooksul iisraellased kaeblesid toidu pärast, mida Jehoova neile kõrbes imeliselt andis, nurisesid Moosese ja Aaroni vastu, rääkisid vastu Jumalale, hoorasid paganatega ja osalesid koguni Baali kummardamises.