“The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.”
That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there — Eshcol (eshkol, 'cluster') etymologically encapsulates the spying mission: the land is indeed fruitful beyond measure, confirming God's promise. The naming establishes a memorial to abundance, later to be overshadowed by faithlessness.
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