ESEK

(Eʹsek) [contention, strife].

A well of fresh water dug by Isaac’s servants in the torrent valley of Gerar. (Gen. 26:20) The Philistine shepherds of that area, however, claimed the well as theirs and the resultant “quarreling” between the two parties gave the site its name. (Gen. 26:12-20) Its exact location is today unknown.