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.
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Interpretation
Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred.
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This thought runs through Genesis 26:17-21.
Glossary
- Gerar Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Haror.
- Esek Place
- 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 ). Modern identification: between Gerar and Beersheba.