Esek
Ancient site; 2 competing modern identifications, best supported being between Gerar and Beersheba.
Placewell1 verselocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- between Gerar and Beersheba476
- Nahal Gerar282
Names
- Esek — עֵשֶׂק eseq “dispute” (H6230) · ἀδικία a̓dikía “injustice, wrong; iniquity, falsehood, deceitfulness” (G93) — Genesis 26:20
References
Topical references
- A well dug by the servants of Isaac — Genesis 26:20
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.