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Genesis 26:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 26:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
Genesis 26:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19And Isaac`s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
20And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac`s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
21And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
22And he removed from thence, and digged another well. And for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth. And he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.
24And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham`s sake.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they digged another well, etc.] That is, Isaac’s servants: and strove for that also; the herdsmen of Gerar disputed their right to that also, and strove to get it from them: and he called the name of it Sitnah; which signifies “hatred”, it being out of hatred and malice to him that they gave him so much trouble; from this word Satan has his name, and these men were of a diabolical spirit, envious, spiteful, and malicious.”
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