And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Isaac's servants dig a second well in the valley of Gerar, encountering further dispute with the Philistine herdsmen.
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Traditionally attributed to Moses · c. 13th century BC · The Pentateuch — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy — is traditionally attributed to him
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Isaac's servants dig a second well in the valley of Gerar, encountering further dispute with the Philistine herdsmen.
19And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
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.
21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23And he went up from thence to Beersheba.