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20 And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well [a]Esek, because they contended with him. 21 And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it [b]Sitnah. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it [c]Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:20 That is, Contention.
  2. Genesis 26:21 That is, Enmity.
  3. Genesis 26:22 That is, Broad places, or, Room.