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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.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Esek'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/esek.html. 1915.
 
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