Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Eshcol was an Amorite, an ally of Abram, and the valley of Eshcol was named after him.
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Also known as Eshkol
Eshcol was an Amorite and one of the three allies of Abram (later called Abraham) mentioned in Gen.14.13,24. He, along with Mamre and Aner, joined forces with Abram to rescue his nephew Lot, who had been taken captive by King Chedorlaomer and his allies (Gen.14.14-16). The valley of Eshcol, known for its abundant grape clusters, was named after him (Num.13.23-24). This valley was later part of the land allocated to the tribe of Judah (Num.13.23; 32.9).
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Bunch; brave. (1.) A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24). (2.) A valley in which the spies obtained a fine cluster of grapes (Num. 13:23, 24; “the brook Eshcol,” A.V.; “the valley of Eshcol,” R.V.), which they took back with them to the camp of Israel as a specimen of the fruits of the Promised Land. On their way back they explored the route which led into the south (the Negeb) by the western edge of the mountains at Telilat el-‘Anab, i.e., “grape-mounds”, near Beersheba. “In one of these extensive valleys, perhaps in Wady Hanein, where miles of grape-mounds even now meet the eye, they cut the gigantic clusters of grapes, and gathered the pomegranates and figs, to show how goodly was the land which the Lord had promised for their inheritance.”, Palmer’s Desert of the Exodus.
(cluster of grapes), brother of Mamre the Amorite and of Aner, and one of Abraham’s companions in his pursuit of the four kings who had carried off Lot. (Genesis 14:13,24) (B.C. 1912.).
ESH'COL (cluster), one of Abraham's allies. Gen 14:13,Gen 14:24.
ESH'COL (bunch, or cluster), THE VALLEY OF, a valley in the land of Canaan, Num 13:23-24; Num 32:9; Deut 1:24. It has been placed at 'Ain el-Khashkali, north of Hebron, but Palmer and Drake would place it at Telilat el-'Anab, or "grape-mounds," near Beer-sheba. Van Lennep has found clusters of grapes 18 inches in length, and it is said that bunches weighing from 12 to 20 pounds are still found in southern Palestine.
ESH'COL (bunch, or cluster), THE VALLEY OF, a valley in the land of Canaan, Num 13:23-24; Num 32:9; Deut 1:24. It has been placed at 'Ain el-Khashkali, north of Hebron, but Palmer and Drake would place it at Telilat el-'Anab, or "grape-mounds," near Beer-sheba. Van Lennep has found clusters of grapes 18 inches in length,
and it is said that bunches weighing from 12 to 20 pounds are still found in southern Palestine.
Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.
2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0812
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.
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.”
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