Genesis 26:21

21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also; so he called it Sitnah.

Genesis 26:21 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:21

And they digged another well
That is, Isaac's servants: and strove for that also;
the herdsmen of Gerar disputed their right to that also, and strove to get it from them: and he called the name of it Sitnah;
which signifies "hatred", it being out of hatred and malice to him that they gave him so much trouble; from this word Satan has his name, and these men were of a diabolical spirit, envious, spiteful, and malicious.

Genesis 26:21 In-Context

19 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water,

20 the herders of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herders, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the well Esek, because they contended with him.

21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also; so he called it Sitnah.

22 He moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called it Rehoboth, saying, "Now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."

23 From there he went up to Beer-sheba.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is [Enmity]