Deuteronomy 1:24

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

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Interpretation

Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan.

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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 1:22-25.

Deuteronomy 1:22 Deuteronomy 1:23 Deuteronomy 1:24 Deuteronomy 1:25

Glossary

Valley of Eshcol Place: Bunch; brave. (1. ) A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorlaomer ( Gen. 14:13 , 24). (2. ) A valley in which the spies obtained a fine cluster of grapes. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.