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.
х `eeseq (H6230), strife, quarrel] 'It happens that, from Wady el-Lussan (about two hours south of Wady el-Jerur), a path diverges from the main route, "leading," as Dr. Robinson was unformed, "to some rain-water in the rocks at the head of Wady el-Jerur, and falling into the road again further on." One would like to be quite certain as to this collection of water not being a bona fide spring. It seems scarcely possible that a beaten path would lead to anything short of a well of living water" such as Esek was' ('Negeb').