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Numbers 13:24

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 13:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
Numbers 13:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff between two; [they brought] also of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
24That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
25And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
27And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The place was called the brook of Eshcol, etc.] 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, (<220114>Song of Solomon 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…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Eschol - That is, a cluster of grapes. Numbers 13:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“brook: or valley, Num 13:23 Eshcol: that is a cluster of grapes Numbers 13:25”
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