Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Valley of Eshcol?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Rumeida.

First appears in Numbers 13:23 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

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.

Valley of Eshcol is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Rumeida. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 13:23 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Valley of Eshcol today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Valley of Eshcol refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.

Valley of Eshcol is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Rumeida

within 5 km of Tel Rumeida

31.525°N · 35.102°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention