At first thought, Kadesh-barnea may seem a small subject for a large book; and it may even be deemed a subject Of minor interest in the realm of biblical and geographical research. But Kadesh-barnea was a site Of importance forty centuries ago. It was more than once the scene of events on which, for the time, the history of the world was pivoting. And for now well-nigh twenty centuries the location Of Kadesh-barnea has been a matter of doubt and discussion among Jewish and Christian scholars.