Genesis 26:20

Easy To Read Version

But the men who herded sheep in the Valley of Gerar argued with Isaac’s servants. They said, “This water is ours.” So Isaac named that well Esek. [153] He gave it that name because that was the place where those people argued with him.

Cross References

Genesis 13:7

And the Canaanite people and the Perizzite people were also living in this land at the same time. The shepherds of Abram and Lot began to argue.

Genesis 21:25

Then Abraham complained to Abimelech. Abraham complained because Abimelech’s servants had captured a well of water.

Genesis 26:19

Isaac’s servants also dug a well near the little river. A spring of water flowed from that well.

Genesis 26:21

Then Isaac’s servants dug another well. The people of that place also argued because of that well. So Isaac named that well Sitnah. [154]

Genesis 46:34

You tell him, ‘We are shepherds. All our lives we have been shepherds. And our ancestors [249] were shepherds before us.’ Then Pharaoh will allow you to live in the land of Goshen. Egyptian people don’t like shepherds, so it is better that you stay in Goshen.”