Deuteronomy 1:24-25

1:24 They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley, ¹  which they scouted out. 1:25 Then they took ²  some of the produce of the land and carried it back down to us. They also brought a report to us, saying, “The land that the Lord our God is about to give us is good.”

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¹ tn Or “the Wadi Eshcol” (so NAB).

sn The Eshcol Valley is a verdant valley near Hebron, still famous for its viticulture (cf. Num 13:22-23). The Hebrew name “Eshcol” means “trestle,” that is, the frame on which grape vines grow.

² tn The Hebrew text includes “in their hand,” which is unnecessary and somewhat redundant in English style.