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Biblical place

Where was Esek?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with between Gerar and Beersheba.

First appears in Genesis 26:20 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

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.

Esek is represented in the local geography layer as between Gerar and Beersheba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 26:20 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention