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Sitnah
Strife, the second of the two wells dug by Isaac, whose servants here contended with the Philistines (Gen. 26:21). It has been identified with the modern Shutneh, in the valley of Gerar, to the west of Rehoboth, about 20 miles south of Beersheba.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(strife), the second of the two wells dug by Isaac in the valley of Gerar, the possession of which the herdmen of the valley disputed with him. (Genesis 26:21)
In the Bible
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Verses where Sitnah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Genesis 26:21
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
Scripture on Sitnah
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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