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19 Isaac’s servants dug in the valley along the stream bed and found a well there that provided a steady flow of water. 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar started a dispute with Isaac’s herdsmen. They said, “The water belongs to us.” He named the well Esek,[a] because they argued with him. 21 They dug another well, but they started a dispute over that one also. He named it Sitnah.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:20 Esek means argument.
  2. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.