person
Eshcol
אֶשְׁכֹּל
Eshcol was an Amorite, an ally of Abram, and the valley of Eshcol was named after him.
- verses
- 2
- first named
- Genesis 14:13
- last named
- Genesis 14:13
- period
- the Patriarchs
- role
- Man
Description
Who was Eshcol?
Eshcol was an Amorite and one of the three allies of Abram (later called Abraham) mentioned in Gen.14.13,24. He, along with Mamre and Aner, joined forces with Abram to rescue his nephew Lot, who had been taken captive by King Chedorlaomer and his allies (Gen.14.14-16). The valley of Eshcol, known for its abundant grape clusters, was named after him (Num.13.23-24). This valley was later part of the land allocated to the tribe of Judah (Num.13.23; 32.9).
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
Child of
- father of Mamreregistry, no verse
Sibling of
- Anerregistry, no verse
- MamreregistryGenesis 14:13
Stands in the same events as
Places
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