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The Meaning of Eshcol
Commentators explain that the name given to this valley, 'Eshcol,' is the Hebrew word for 'cluster.' The Israelites named the place to create a permanent memorial of the extraordinary abundance and goodness of the land God had promised them, which was powerfully symbolized by the massive cluster of grapes they found there.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 13:24
19th Century
Bishop
The place was called ... — This verse states the reason why the valley was so called by the Israelites, but does not dete…
John Gill
On Numbers 13:24
17th Century
Pastor
The place was called the brook of Eshcol That is, in later times:
because of the cluster of grapes whi…
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 13:21–25
17th Century
Minister
The searchers of the land brought a bunch of grapes with them, and other fruits, as proofs of the goodness of the country, which was to Israel both…