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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Esek

contention

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Esek

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

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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 (Genesis 26:20).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ESEK

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" (Genesis 26:20). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified.

Strong's Hebrew

6230. Eseq -- "contention," a well in Gerar
... Eseq. 6231 . "contention," a well in Gerar. Transliteration: Eseq Phonetic Spelling:
(ay'sek) Short Definition: Esek. ... Esek. From asaq; strife -- Esek. ...
/hebrew/6230.htm - 6k

Library

The First Apostle of Peace at any Price
... 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. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the first apostle of peace.htm

Chapter xxvi
... saying: Ours is this water. So he called the name of the well Esek (Contention),
because they contended with him. It may seem like ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxvi.htm

Thesaurus

Esek (1 Occurrence)
... 26:20). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ESEK. e'-sek (eseq ... not identified.
Multi-Version Concordance Esek (1 Occurrence). Genesis 26:20 ...
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Quarrelled (2 Occurrences)
... Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of
the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him. (DBY). ...
/q/quarrelled.htm - 7k

Quarreled (8 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water
is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with ...
/q/quarreled.htm - 8k

Isaac's (8 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water
is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with ...
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Esebrias

/e/esebrias.htm - 6k

Eserebias

/e/eserebias.htm - 6k

Disputed (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water
is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with ...
/d/disputed.htm - 9k

Contended (24 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water
is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with ...
/c/contended.htm - 13k

Argued (20 Occurrences)
... Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water
is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with ...
/a/argued.htm - 12k

Shepherds (55 Occurrences)
... saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because
they had quarrelled with him. (DBY YLT). Genesis 29:3 And ...
/s/shepherds.htm - 24k

Bible Concordance

Esek (1 Occurrence)

Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Esek

Esek: A Well Dug by the Servants of Isaac

Related Terms

Quarrelled (2 Occurrences)

Quarreled (8 Occurrences)

Isaac's (8 Occurrences)

Esebrias

Eserebias

Disputed (10 Occurrences)

Contended (24 Occurrences)

Argued (20 Occurrences)