When Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
Genesis 26:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also, so he called it Sitnah. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [his servants] dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he named it Sitnah [enmity]. American Standard Version (1901) And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Common English Bible They dug another well and argued about it too, so he named it Sitnah. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they dug up yet another one. And over that one also they fought, and he called it, 'Enmity.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they digged also another; and for that they quarreled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity. |
When Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
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.
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.”
In the reign of Ahasuerus, in his accession year, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.