Genesis 26:20

New Living Translation

But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and they argued over it with Isaac’s herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means “argument”).

Cross References

Genesis 13:7

So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)

Genesis 21:25

Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from Abraham’s servants.

Genesis 26:19

Isaac’s servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water.

Genesis 26:21

Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means “hostility”).

Genesis 46:34

you must tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.’ When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds.”