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19 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, 20 the herdsmen of Gerar (A)quarrelled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek,[a] because they contended with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarrelled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.[b]

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  1. Genesis 26:20 Esek means contention
  2. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means enmity