What does "Eshcol" mean in the Bible?
Eshcol, one of Abraham's allies. Eshcol appears in 4 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Eshcol?
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.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Eshcol?
Where does Eshcol appear in the Bible?
Eshcol is referenced in 4 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 1:24
- Numbers 13:23
- Numbers 13:24
- Numbers 32:9
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Eshcol.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Eshcol?
Eshcol appears in 4 verses across 2 books, most often in Numbers, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Eshcol?
Numbers, Deuteronomy.
Where can I read every verse about Eshcol?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
