Difference between revisions of "Esek"
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66031" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66031" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> 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 . </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72318" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72318" /> == | ||
<p> '''E'sek.''' ''( | <p> '''E'sek.''' ''(Contention).'' A well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar. Genesis 26:20. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50980" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50980" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> ESEK </strong> (‘contention,’ [[Genesis]] 26:20 ). A well dug by Isaac in the region near [[Rehoboth]] and Gerar. The site is unknown. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35197" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35197" /> == | ||
<p> ("calumny, wrong".) | <p> ("calumny, wrong".) A well dug by Isaac's men, but abandoned when the men of [[Gerar]] strove for it ( Genesis 26:20). </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40118" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40118" /> == | ||
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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, '' | <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" /> == | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 13 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
