Numbers 13:23
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.”Numbers 13:23
What Does Numbers 13:23 Mean?
Numbers 13:23 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 13, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Numbers 13:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 13:24“The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.”Numbers 32:9“For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.”Deuteronomy 1:24“And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.”Joshua 15:33“And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,”Joel 1:12“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”2 Corinthians 5:5“Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.”Numbers 13:20“And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.”Deuteronomy 2:13“Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.”Hosea 9:10“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.”Judges 16:4“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”
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Brook Eshcol
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