Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Bunch; brave. ) A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24). ), which they took back with them to the camp of Israel as a specimen of the fruits of the Promised Land. , “grape-mounds”, near Beersheba. ”, Palmer’s Desert of the Exodus.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(cluster of grapes), brother of Mamre the Amorite and of Aner, and one of Abraham’s companions in his pursuit of the four kings who had carried off Lot. ).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
ESH'COL (cluster), one of Abraham's allies. Gen 14:13,Gen 14:24.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ESH'COL (bunch, or cluster), THE VALLEY OF, a valley in the land of Canaan, Num 13:23-24; Num 32:9; Deut 1:24. It has been placed at 'Ain el-Khashkali, north of Hebron, but Palmer and Drake would place it at Telilat el-'Anab, or "grape-mounds," near Beer-sheba. Van Lennep has found clusters of grapes 18 inches in length, and it is said that bunches weighing from 12 to 20 pounds are still found in southern Palestine.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
bunch of grapes