The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Job spake, and said,
Job
WisdomAnd another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luke
GospelsHear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs
WisdomYet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHe it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
Acts
History / LukeWe heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
Mark
GospelsAnd Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraMoreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThere is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomIn the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
Daniel
Major ProphetsSay not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Psalms
PoetryLet love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Acts
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIn the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
Judges
HistoryFor the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.