Numbers 13:24

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
place	לַמָּק֣וֹם la.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	קָרָ֖א ka.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
brook	נַ֣חַל Na.chal	H5158	a stream · proper noun, a place name
Eshcol	אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל 'esh.Kol	H812	Eshcol · proper noun, a place name
of	אֹד֣וֹת 'o.Dot	H182	turnings (i.e. occasions) · noun, common feminine plural construct
grapes	הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל ha.'esh.Kol	H811	a bunch of grapes or other fruit · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
down	כָּרְת֥וּ ka.re.Tu	H3772	to cut (off · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:21-25

We have here a short account of the survey which the spies made of the promised land. 1. They went quite through it, from Zin in the south, to Rehob, near Hamath, in the north, Num 13:21. See Num 34:3, Num 34:8. It is probable that they did not go altogether in a body, lest they should be suspected and taken up, which there would be the more danger of if the Canaanites knew (and one would think they could not but know) how near the Israelites were to them; but they divided themselves into several companies, and so passed unsuspected, as way-faring men. 2. They took particular notice of Hebron (Num 13:22), probably because near there was the field of Machpelah, where the patriarchs were burie…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:23

they came unto the brook of Eshcol--that is, "the torrent of the cluster." Its location was a little to the southwest of Hebron. The valley and its sloping hills are still covered with vineyards, the character of whose fruit corresponds to its ancient celebrity. and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes--The grapes reared in this locality are still as magnificent as formerly--they are said by one to be equal in size to prunes, and compared by another to a man's thumb. One cluster sometimes weighs ten or twelve pounds. The mode of carrying the cluster cut down by the spies, though not necessary from its weight, was evidently adopted to preserve it entire as a specimen of…

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John Gill on Numbers 13:24

The place was called the brook of Eshcol,.... That is, in later times: because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence; the word "Eschol" signifying a "cluster"; and this cluster was typical of Christ, who may be compared to this, as he is to a cluster of camphire, Sol 1:14; there being in him a "cluster" of all perfections, of all the perfections of deity, the whole fulness of the Godhead dwelling bodily in him; and of all human perfections, he being in all things like unto his people, excepting sin; and there being also a cluster of all the graces and gifts of the Spirit without measure in him, as man; and of all the blessings of grace for his people, as…

The Church Fathers

Later on, a sacred vine put forth a cluster of grapes that was prophetic. To those who had been led by the Educator to a place of rest after their wanderings it was a sign, for the great cluster of grapes is the Word crushed on our account. The Word desired that the "blood of the grape" be mixed with water as a symbol that his own blood is an integral element in salvation.
— Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor Book 2

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Dictionary and topics

Caleb — A dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of…
Eshcol — 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…
Eshcol, The Valley — or The brook of, a wady in the neighborhood of Hebron (Mamre), explored by the spies who were sent by Moses from Kadesh-barnea. (Numbers 13:23,24; 1:24) The name is still attached to a spring of fine…
Kadesh — Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin” (Gen. 14:7; Num.…
Spies — When the Israelites reached Kadesh for the first time, and were encamped there, Moses selected twelve spies from among the chiefs of the divisions of the tribes, and sent them forth to spy the land…
Vine — One of the most important products of Palestine. The first mention of it is in the history of Noah (Gen. 9:20). It is afterwards frequently noticed both in the Old and New Testaments, and in the…
Wine — The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning “to boil up,” “to be in a ferment.” Others derive it from a root meaning “to tread out,” and hence the juice of the grape trodden out.…
Brooks · Mentioned in scripture: Eshcol — Mentioned in scripture: Eshcol
Eshcol · 2. A valley or brook near Hebron — 2. A valley or brook near Hebron
Grape · .By the — .By the
Holy Land · Twelve men sent to spy

Numbers 13:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:21-25

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:23

John Gill on Numbers 13:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 13:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:21-25

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:23

John Gill on Numbers 13:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 13:23-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 13:22

Rashi on Numbers 13:23