Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Esekcontention
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
ESEKe'-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.
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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
.../e/esek.htm - 7kQuarrelled (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
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Eserebias
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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
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