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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Esek

Esek [N] [H] [S]

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 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Esek". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Esek

Esek [N] [E] [S]

contention
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Esek'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Esek

Esek [N] [E] [H]

(contention ), a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar. ( Genesis 26:20 )

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Esek'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Esek

ESEK

e'-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.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESEK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.