אֶשְׁכֹּל

esh.kolEshcol
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences3 books6 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Eshcol: Amorite ally of Abram; valley named after him
  • Valley of Eshcol: Valley where Israelite spies obtained a large cluster of grapes

Definition

the same as H811; Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Eshcol.

Glossary entries

Eshcol (Person)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

6 total
  1. Genesis 14:13אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ · of Eshcol
    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
  2. Genesis 14:24אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל · Eshcol
    I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”
  3. Numbers 13:23אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל · of Eshcol
    When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
  4. Numbers 13:24אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל · of Eshcol
    Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
  5. Numbers 32:9אֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל · of Eshcol
    For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
  6. Deuteronomy 1:24אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל · of Eshcol
    They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.