Deuteronomy 1:24

24 These set out and went up into the hills, going as far as the Cluster^[a] ravine. They walked all around that area.

Deuteronomy 1:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:24

And they turned and went up into the mountain
As they were ordered and directed by Moses, ( Numbers 13:17 )

and came unto the valley of Eshcol;
so called from the cluster of grapes they cut down there, as they returned:

and searched it out;
the whole land, and so were capable of giving a particular account of it.

Deuteronomy 1:24 In-Context

22 Then all of you approached me, saying, "Let's send spies ahead of us—they can check out the land for us. Then they can return with word about the route we should use and bring a report about the cities that we'll be entering."

23 This idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men, one from each tribe.

24 These set out and went up into the hills, going as far as the Cluster ravine. They walked all around that area.

25 They took some of the land's fruit and then came back down to us. They reported to us: "The land that the LORD our God is giving to us is wonderful!"

26 But you weren't willing to go up. You rejected the LORD your God's instruction.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb Eshcol means bunch, a cluster (of grapes); cf Num 13:23–24; 32:9.