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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol (which means “cluster”), because of the cluster of grapes the Israelite men cut there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut off from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the Valley of Eshcol (cluster of grapes) because of the cluster of grapes which the sons of Israel cut down there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That place was called Eshcol Valley because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they called that valley Eshcol [Bunch of Grapes] because of the bunch of grapes the Israelites cut off there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That place was named Eshcol Valley because of the bunch of grapes the Israelites cut off there.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The entire place was called the Eshcol Valley on account of the cluster of grapes that the men of Israel had taken from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the Eshcol Valley, because of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That place has been called the Brook of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That place hath one called Brook of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he called that place the valley of Eshool, on account of the cluster of grapes which the sons of Israel cut off from there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which was called Nehelescol, that is to say, the torrent of the cluster of grapes, because from thence the children of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 13:25> which was called Nehel Eshcol, that is, the Torrent of the Cluster of Grapes, because the sons of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It was because of the cluster the Israelites cut there that they called the place Wadi Eshcol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />That place was called the Wadi Eshcol, because of the cluster that the Israelites cut down from there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Segola, because of the bunch of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they called that place the valley of SegulaClusters because of the clusters that sons of Israel had picked from there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they called that place, The valley of the cluster, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/13-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4156" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">The Spies Explore Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>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. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/182.htm" title="182: ’ō·ḏō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A cause. Or rodowth; from the same as 'uwd; turnings; on account of."></a> <a href="/hebrew/811.htm" title="811: hā·’eš·kō·wl (Art:: N-ms) -- A cluster. Or meshkol; probably prolonged from 'eshek; a bunch of grapes or other fruit.">the cluster</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of grapes the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·rə·ṯū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: lam·mā·qō·wm (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">was called</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: na·ḥal (N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">the Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/812.htm" title="812: ’eš·kō·wl (N-proper-fs) -- An Amorite, also a region of Hebron. The same as 'eshkowl; Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine.">of Eshcol.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-24.htm">Deuteronomy 1:24-25</a></span><br />They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land. / They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Joshua 2:23-24</a></span><br />Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them. / “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Joshua 6:23</a></span><br />So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11</a></span><br />He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a></span><br />By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a></span><br />This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-11</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a></span><br />I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-16</a></span><br />Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from there.</p><p class="hdg">brook or valley</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Numbers 13:23</a></b></br> And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and <i>they brought</i> of the pomegranates, and of the figs.</p><p class="hdg">Eshcol.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Cluster</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Eshcol</a> <a href="/numbers/13-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/13-3.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Cluster</a> <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/32-9.htm">Eshcol</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/21-12.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/numbers/14-25.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">The names of the men who were sent to search the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Their instructions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Their acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Their relation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there</b><br>The Israelites, under Moses' leadership, were exploring the Promised Land, Canaan, to assess its potential for settlement. The cluster of grapes signifies the land's fertility and abundance, fulfilling God's promise of a land "flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). Grapes were a staple in the ancient Near Eastern diet, used for food and wine, symbolizing prosperity and blessing. The act of cutting the grapes indicates the tangible evidence of God's provision and the land's richness, which was meant to encourage the Israelites to trust in God's promises.<p><b>that place was called the Valley of Eshcol</b><br>"Eshcol" means "cluster" in Hebrew, directly referencing the significant cluster of grapes found there. Naming places after events or characteristics was common in biblical times, serving as a memorial for God's acts and the experiences of His people. The Valley of Eshcol is located near Hebron, a significant city in biblical history, associated with the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This naming also serves as a reminder of the Israelites' journey and the challenges they faced in trusting God's promises. The valley's name is a testament to the land's potential and the faith required to possess it.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were on a journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. They were tasked with exploring Canaan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_eshcol.htm">The Valley of Eshcol</a></b><br>A fertile area in Canaan known for its abundant produce, particularly the large cluster of grapes that the Israelite spies brought back as evidence of the land's richness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a></b><br>A group of twelve men, one from each tribe of Israel, sent by Moses to scout the land of Canaan and report back on its conditions and inhabitants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who was commanded by God to send the spies into Canaan to assess the land promised to them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, described as a land flowing with milk and honey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The exploration of Canaan was a test of faith in God's promises. Believers today are called to trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem daunting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_abundance_of_god's_provision.htm">The Abundance of God's Provision</a></b><br>The cluster of grapes symbolizes the abundance and richness of God's provision. Christians are encouraged to recognize and be thankful for God's blessings in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The spies were obedient to Moses' command to explore the land. Similarly, believers are called to obey God's commands, trusting that His plans are for their good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_fear_with_faith.htm">Overcoming Fear with Faith</a></b><br>Despite the challenges reported by the spies, faith in God's power and promises should overcome fear. Believers are encouraged to face their fears with faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_spiritual_fruit.htm">Bearing Spiritual Fruit</a></b><br>Just as the Valley of Eshcol was fruitful, Christians are called to bear spiritual fruit, living lives that reflect the character and love of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_numbers_13_conflict_with_others.htm">Why do the accounts in Numbers 13 seem to conflict with other passages about the Promised Land's inhabitants and geography?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_grapes_grow_so_large_two_men_carry.htm">How is it scientifically plausible for grapes to grow large enough to require two men to carry a single cluster (Numbers 13:23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_spies_cover_all_areas_in_40_days.htm">How can the spies' 40-day exploration (Numbers 13:25) realistically cover all the territories listed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">The place was called . . . --</span>This verse states the reason why the valley was so called by the Israelites, but does not determine the question whether it originally derived its name from Eshcol or not.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster. It</span> is very probable that it was already known as the valley of Eshcol, from the friend of Abraham, who bore that name and lived in that neighbourhood (<a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Genesis 14:13, 24</a>). If so it is an admirable instance of the loose way in which etymologies are treated in the Old Testament: what the place really received was not a new name, but a new signification to the old name; but this appeared all one in the eyes of the sacred writer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/13-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cluster</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’eš·kō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_811.htm">Strong's 811: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bunch of grapes, other fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of grapes the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cut</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרְת֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·rə·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמָּק֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was called</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Valley</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֣חַל</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Eshcol.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·kō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_812.htm">Strong's 812: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eshcol -- an Amorite, also a region of Hebron</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/13-24.htm">Numbers 13:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/13-24.htm">OT Law: Numbers 13:24 That place was called the valley (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 13:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/13-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 13:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>