Genesis 26:20

New English Translation

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water belongs to us!” So Isaac named the well Esek because they argued with him about it.

Cross References

Genesis 13:7

So there were quarrels between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)

Genesis 21:25

But Abraham lodged a complaint against Abimelech concerning a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

Genesis 26:19

When Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing water there,

Genesis 26:21

His servants dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

Genesis 46:34

Tell him, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”