"And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}" — Genesis 26:21

Genesis 26:21 · KJV

“And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}”

— Genesis 26:21

Verse 20

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}

Verse 22

And 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}

Genesis 26 — Context

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. {springing: Heb. living}

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}

And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. {Sitnah: that is, Hatred}

And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

Cross References

Ezra 4:6

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they {unto him} an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. {Ahasuerus: Heb. Ahashverosh}