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Esek in the Bible.

Esek is a well in the Bible, about 71 km (44 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Genesis 26:20.

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About Esek.

Quarrel, a well which Isaac’s herdsmen dug in the valley of Gerar, and so called because the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with them for its possession (Gen. 26:20).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Esek.

Isaac 1

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The verse that names Esek.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 26:20And 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.

Questions about Esek.

Where is Esek in the Bible?

Esek is a well about 71 km (44 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Esek named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Esek in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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