Valley of Eshcol
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| Type | valley |
|---|---|
| Also called | valley of Eshcol, Eshcol Valley, Valley of Eshkol, Wadi Eshcol, Eshcol, wadi of Eschol |
| Most likely | within 5 km of Hebron (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.525° N, 35.102° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 13:23 |
Valley of Eshcol is a valley named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 5 km of Hebron (medium confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 5 km of Hebron | medium (59%) | 31.525° N, 35.102° E |
| region around Burj el Haska | very low (10%) | 31.565° N, 35.091° E |
| region around Ain Eshkali | very low (9%) | 31.564° N, 35.124° E |
| within 2 km of Mamre | very low (0%) | 31.557° N, 35.105° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 13:23And 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 they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.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.
- Numbers 13:24The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
- Numbers 32:9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 1:24And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.