Genesis 26:21

21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one too. So Isaac named it Sitnah [Accusation].

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 Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found a spring-fed well.

20 The herders from Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herders, claiming, "This water is ours!" So Isaac named the well Esek [Argument], because they had argued with him.

21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one too. So Isaac named it Sitnah [Accusation].

22 He moved on from there and dug another well. They didn't quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth [Roomy] and said, "Now the LORD has made room for us, and we will prosper in this land."

23 He went from there to Beersheba.