Bible Person
Meaning: bunch of grapes · Male · 2 cross references
Eshcol is the Amorite ally of Abraham who joins the pursuit to recover Lot from the eastern kings. He belongs to the local alliance network showing Abraham's life in Canaan was socially and politically connected. First appears in Gen 14:13.1
Name meaning
bunch of grapes
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 14:13
AI summary: Eshcol matters because the cross references place him among the named chiefs who support Abraham in a real military rescue. His presence shows that the patriarch moves through a world of treaties, obligations, and regional cooperation, not isolated from his neighbors. Taken together, the material presents Eshcol as an Amorite ally whose cooperation helps frame Abram's rescue of Lot within a broader political landscape.1
Central Figure
Eshcol
Meaning: bunch of grapes
A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorlaomer (Gen.
Name meaning
bunch of grapes
Identity
male
A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.