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Esek

Well

Location disputed between Gerar and Beersheba: about 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • between Gerar and Beersheba Possible
  • Nahal Gerar Possible

Esek in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 1 Verse

  • Genesis 26:20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

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