The meaning of “אֶשְׁכֹּל”
Understanding ʼEshkôl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as אֶשְׁכּוֹל Eshcol. - § Eshcol = "cluster" - Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine 1)...
אֶשְׁכֹּל
the same as אֶשְׁכּוֹל Eshcol. - § Eshcol = "cluster" - Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine 1) an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol 2) an Amorite, the brother of Mamre, dwelling in Hebron
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:24 | “Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. ” Word: אֶשְׁכֹּל (ʼEshkôl) | |
| 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.” Word: אֶשְׁכֹּל (ʼEshkôl) | |
| Deuteronomy 1:24 | “And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.” Word: אֶשְׁכֹּל (ʼEshkôl) |