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Esek
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name of a well in the valley of Gerar 10-20 km NW of Beer-Sheba
contention
contention
Google Maps:
Esek (31° 23´, 34° 33´)
Hebrew
Strongs #06230: qse `Eseq
Esek = "contention"1) a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar
6230 `eseq ay'sek
from 6229; strife:-Esek.see HEBREW for 06229
Esek [EBD]
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).
Esek [NAVE]
ESEK, a well dug by the servants of Isaac, Gen. 26:20.ESEK [SMITH]
(contention), a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar. (Genesis 26:20)ESEK [ISBE]
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" (Gen 26:20). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified.