Resh Lakish taught that Providence punishes bodily those who unjustifiably suspect the innocent. In , Moses said that the Israelites "will not believe me," but God knew that the Israelites would believe. God thus told Moses that the Israelites were believers and descendants of believers, while Moses would ultimately disbelieve. The Gemara explained that reports that "the people believed" and reports that the Israelites' ancestor Abram "believed in the Lord," while reports that Moses "did not believe." Thus, Moses was smitten when in God turned his hand white as snow.