>The children of Israel wandered in the desert for 40 YEARS waiting for God to allow them to walk in to the promised land. 40 YEARS.
Hello! Wake up! The Hebrew Alephbet has sound, symbolic and numerical meaning to each character. 40 is Mem, also related to water and the mother.
40 years refers to the womb the people spent before they'd be allowed in The Promised Land, not actually 40 years you stupid dog. If you aren't willing to do actual research don't spout nonsense.