Numbers 13:18
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
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Gill's Exposition
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";…
Here we have, I. Orders given to send spies to search out the land of Canaan. It is here said, God directed Moses to send them (Num 13:1, Num 13:2), but it appears by the repetition of the story…