Genesis 26:20 · KJV
“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 26:20
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. {springing: Heb. living}
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}
Genesis 26 — Context
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.
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}
22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. {Rehoboth: that is Room}
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