Genesis 26:20-22

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²⁰the herders of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac’s herders, saying, ‘The water is ours.’ So he called the well Esek,^[a] because they contended with him. ²¹Then they dug another well, and they quarrelled over that one also; so he called it Sitnah.^[b] ²²He moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called it Rehoboth,^[c] saying, ‘Now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.’

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Genesis 26:20 That is Contention
Genesis 26:21 That is Enmity
Genesis 26:22 That is Broad places or Room

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