Soak Bible

Esek

1 verse

Genesis

Genesis 26:20

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.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

Quarrel, a well which Isaac’s herdsmen dug in the valley of Gerar, and so called because the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with them for its possession (Gen. 26:20).

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(contention), a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar. (Genesis 26:20)

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Easton's Bible Dictionary and Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.