Topic
Esek
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Genesis 26:20Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A well dug by the servants of Isaac
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.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
e'-sek (eseq; Septuagint Adikia):
The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them-- "contention" (Ge 26:20). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A well dug by the servants of Isaac Ge 26:20
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.