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.
Traditional renderings: Eshcol.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
6 total
- Genesis 14:13אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ · of EshcolThen 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.
- Genesis 14:24אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל · EshcolI 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.”
- Numbers 13:23אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל · of EshcolWhen 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.
- Numbers 13:24אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל · of EshcolBecause of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
- Numbers 32:9אֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל · of EshcolFor 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.
- Deuteronomy 1:24אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל · of EshcolThey left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.