Site & Source - Eshkol

Eshkol, Eshkol Region, Eshkol Park ,Regional Council Eshkol.

#Eshkol #tourisrael What is the origin of the name and what does it mean?

For several years now, the residents of the Eshkol region, who live heroically in the South of Israel, have had the serenity, peace and quiet disturbed by loud explosions.

The flowering and fruit-bearing area is called 'Eshkol' after the 3rd Prime Minister, Mr. Levy Eshkol. But why was the name Eshkol attached to this area?

בספר במדבר פרק יג פסוקים כג-ד נאמר: וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד-נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָׁ֤ם זְמוֹרָה֙ וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל עֲנָבִים֙ אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ בַמּ֖וֹט בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם וּמִן-הָֽרִמֹּנִ֖ים וּמִן-הַתְּאֵנִֽים: {כד} לַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּא קָרָ֖א נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל עַ֚ל אֹד֣וֹת הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר-כָּֽרְת֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Book of Numbers Chapter XIII verses 23-24 says

They came to the Valley of Eshkol and they cut a branch with a cluster of grapes. They carried it on a pole between two [people] and [they also took] some pomegranates and figs.They called that place the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster [eshkol] the children of Israel cut from there.

The same two spies who marched here on a mission about 3,330 years ago found vineyards with huge clusters of grapes from the seven species that the Land of Israel was blessed with. Therefore, the Govrnmant Names Committee, sought to commemorate the Prime Minister whose last name was 'Eshkol' and changed the name of the Region from the B'sor Region to the Eshkol Region .

We wish and pray that the population of the area will be privileged to cultivate the land and bring out of it the best fruits in peace, happiness and joy all their days.