Numbers 13:17-24

17As he sent them to explore the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up there through the Negev, then go up into the hill country.

18See what the land is like and the people living there, whether they might be strong or weak, few or many.

19In what kind of land are they living? Is it good or bad? Also, what about the cities in which they are living? Are they unwalled or do they have fortifications?

20How is the soil—fertile or poor? Are there trees on it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

21So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob the entrance of Hamath.

22They continued on up through the Negev and came to Hebron. There lived Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

23When they reached as far as the Valley of Eshcol, they cut a single branch with a cluster of grapes. It was carried on a pole between two of them. They also cut some pomegranates and some figs.

24That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster cut by Bnei-Yisrael.