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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39175" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39175" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrew id. עֵשֶׂק, ''Quarrel;'' Sept. and Vulg. translate Ἀδικία, ''Calumnia,'' as if reading עשֶׁק ), a well (בְּאֵר ) containing a spring of water, which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar, and which received its name because the herdmen of Gerar quarreled הַתְעִשְׁקוּ, ''Wrangled,'' Sept. | <p> (Hebrew id. '''''עֵשֶׂק''''' , ''Quarrel;'' Sept. and Vulg. translate '''''Ἀδικία''''' , ''Calumnia,'' as if reading '''''עשֶׁק''''' ), a well ( '''''בְּאֵר''''' ) containing a spring of water, which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar, and which received its name because the herdmen of Gerar quarreled '''''הַתְעִשְׁקוּ''''' , ''Wrangled,'' Sept. '''''Ἠδίκησαν''''' , Vulg. evasively, A.V. "strove;" but different from the '''''וִיָּרַיבוּ''''' of the preceding clause, '''''Ἐμαχήσαντο''''' '', Jurgiun Fuit,'' "strove") with him for the possession of it ( Genesis 26:20). Isaac seems to have therefore relinquished it. It appears not to have been one of those which [[Abraham]] had previously dug ( Genesis 26:18; the contest there was a question of title, here of possession). There are still several wells in this vicinity. (See Gerar). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3455" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3455" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ē´sek''''' ( עשׂק , <i> '''''‛ēseḳ''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] Ἀδικία , <i> '''''Adikı́a''''' </i> ): The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them - "contention" ( Genesis 26:20 ). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified. </p> | <p> ''''' ē´sek ''''' ( עשׂק , <i> ''''' ‛ēseḳ ''''' </i> ; [[Septuagint]] Ἀδικία , <i> ''''' Adikı́a ''''' </i> ): The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them - "contention" ( Genesis 26:20 ). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:47, 15 October 2021
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
A well in the valley of Gerar, dug by the servants of Isaac, and striven for by the servants of Abimelech; hence its name, which signifies 'strife.' Genesis 26:20 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
E'sek. (Contention). A well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar. Genesis 26:20.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
ESEK (‘contention,’ Genesis 26:20 ). A well dug by Isaac in the region near Rehoboth and Gerar. The site is unknown.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]
("calumny, wrong".) A well dug by Isaac's men, but abandoned when the men of Gerar strove for it ( Genesis 26:20).
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Genesis 26:18-22
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Genesis 26:20
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Hebrew id. עֵשֶׂק , Quarrel; Sept. and Vulg. translate Ἀδικία , Calumnia, as if reading עשֶׁק ), a well ( בְּאֵר ) containing a spring of water, which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar, and which received its name because the herdmen of Gerar quarreled הַתְעִשְׁקוּ , Wrangled, Sept. Ἠδίκησαν , Vulg. evasively, A.V. "strove;" but different from the וִיָּרַיבוּ of the preceding clause, Ἐμαχήσαντο , Jurgiun Fuit, "strove") with him for the possession of it ( Genesis 26:20). Isaac seems to have therefore relinquished it. It appears not to have been one of those which Abraham had previously dug ( Genesis 26:18; the contest there was a question of title, here of possession). There are still several wells in this vicinity. (See Gerar).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
ē´sek ( עשׂק , ‛ēseḳ ; Septuagint Ἀδικία , Adikı́a ): The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them - "contention" ( Genesis 26:20 ). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified.
References
- ↑ Esek from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Esek from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Esek from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Esek from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Esek from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Esek from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Esek from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Esek from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
