Old Testament
Eshcol
An Amorite ally of Abram who helped pursue the kings who captured Lot.
Eshcol was an Amorite chieftain and brother of Mamre and Aner. He entered into a confederacy with Abram, providing military support to rescue Lot after he was taken captive by Chedorlaomer and his allies. His involvement highlights the strategic alliances Abram maintained with local leaders during his time in the land of Canaan.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Genesis 14:13
- Last appears
- Genesis 14:24
Where Eshcol appears
2 verses · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Ephron10 versesA Hittite landowner who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham for the burial of Sarah.
- Mamre10 versesAn Amorite chieftain who was an ally of Abram and provided land for his encampment near Hebron.
- Laban45 versesThe brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel who became Jacob's father-in-law and employer.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
- Rebekah30 versesThe wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, instrumental in fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
- Hagar12 versesAn Egyptian handmaid to Sarah who bore Ishmael to Abraham and experienced God's provision in the wilderness.
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