Genesis 26:20
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“And 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.”Genesis 26:20
What Does Genesis 26:20 Mean?
Genesis 26:20 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 26, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 5 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (5)
These passages are connected to Genesis 26:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 21:25“And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.”Genesis 13:7“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”Judges 5:11“They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.”Genesis 20:1“And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.”1 Samuel 21:7“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.”
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