Numbers 13:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Numbers 13:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Espial of Canaan. This narrative is marked by numerous discrepancies, due to its being a fusion of two accounts drawn from JE and P. In the one (JE) the spies start probably from Kadesh ( Numbe...
Numbers 13:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

brook: or valley. Eshcol . cluster. cluster. Hebrew. 'eshcol.
Numbers 13:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
Numbers 13:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. So they ... searched the land - they advanced from south to north, reconnoitring the whole...
Numbers 13:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sending of the Spies and their Report 8. Oshea] RV 'Hoshea,' meaning 'help' or 'salvation.' Joshua, or Jehoshua ( Numbers 13:16 ), means 'Jehovah is my help': see on Exodus 17:9 .
Numbers 13:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The place was called... — This verse states the reason why the valley was so called by the Israelites, but does not determine the question whether it originally derived its name from Eshcol or not....
Numbers 13:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SPIES AND THEIR REPORT Numbers 13:1-33 ; Numbers 14:1-10 Two narratives at least appear to be united in the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapter s. From Numbers 13:17 ; Numbers 13:22-23 , w...
Numbers 13:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Majority and Minority Reports Numbers 13:21-33 It was August. Eshcol lay southeast of Hebron. Its sloping hills were covered with choice grapevines, the clusters of which weighed ten to twe...
Numbers 13:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have another story of failure. It is closely associated with the movement of the people toward the promised land. The hour had come in which they should go forward. In this account in Numbers...
Numbers 13:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The sacred historian hath here marked the outline of the spies route through the promised land. The map of that country shows that they went quite through it; for from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob,...
Numbers 13:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Numbers 13:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Upon a staff Either for the weight of it, considering the length of the way they were to carry it, or for the preservation of it whole and entire. In those eastern and southern countries there are...
Numbers 13:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SPIES SENT TO CANAAN (vs.1-25) As Israel drew nearer to Canaan, God instructed Moses to send a man from each of the 12 tribes to spy out the land Canaan (vs.1-2). If we compare this to Deuterono...
Numbers 13:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and T...
Numbers 13:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Numbers 13:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2). The Venture Into Canaan ( Numbers 13:17-25 ). The scouts then went out in accordance with Moses' command, investigated the land and returned. This can be outlined as follows: a The scouts s...
Numbers 13:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 13:1-2 . And the Lord spake unto Moses , &c. It appears from Deuteronomy 1:22-23 , that the sending of the spies to search out the land was suggested b...
Numbers 13:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 13:11 . The tribe of Joseph. This verse seems deficient. Septri Manasseh; where the sense is, that the sceptre of Joseph was in the tribe of Manasseh. The Hebrew משׂה matta, signifies...
Numbers 13:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes. Grapes of Eshcol I. The true inquirers into the divine will ever have their reward. There are grapes for every student o...
Numbers 13:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE REBELLION AT KADESH ( Numbers 13:1-4 , Numbers 14:1-4 ). Numbers 13:2 Send thou men, that they may search the land. If this account of the mission of the spies be...
Numbers 13:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Exploration of the Spies and Their Report
Numbers 13:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 13:23
Numbers 13:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Eschol — That is, a cluster of grapes.

Numbers 13:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 13:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 13:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 13:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 13:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 13:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 13:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 13:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 13:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 13:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 13:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 13:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 13:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes