Valley of Eshcol
Valley of Eshcol is a valley mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is within 5 km of Hebron.
Where is Valley of Eshcol?
Approx. 31.5251, 35.1022 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| within 5 km of Hebron | valley | Medium |
| region around Burj el Haska | valley | Low |
| region around Ain Eshkali | valley | Low |
| within 2 km of Mamre | valley | Low |
Verses that mention Valley of Eshcol
- Numbers 13:23
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 they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
- 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.
- Numbers 32:9
For 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.
- Deuteronomy 1:24
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.