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Sitnah in the Bible.

Sitnah is a well in the Bible, about 104 km (65 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Genesis 26:21.

About Sitnah.

Strife, the second of the two wells dug by Isaac, whose servants here contended with the Philistines (Gen. 26:21). It has been identified with the modern Shutneh, in the valley of Gerar, to the west of Rehoboth, about 20 miles south of Beersheba.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Sitnah.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 26:21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Questions about Sitnah.

Where is Sitnah in the Bible?

Sitnah is a well about 104 km (65 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 Sitnah named in the Bible?

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

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