Genesis 26:19 · KJV
“And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. {springing: Heb. living}”
— Genesis 26:19
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water {is} ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. {Esek: that is, Contention}
Genesis 26 — Context
And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. {springing: Heb. living}
20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water {is} ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. {Esek: that is, Contention}
21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}
Cross References
John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
John 4:10-11
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Song of Solomon 4:15
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.