Biblical place
Where was Esek?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with between Gerar and Beersheba.
First appears in Genesis 26:20 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Quarrel, a well which Isaac’s herdsmen dug in the valley of Gerar, and so called because the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with them for its possession (Gen. 26:20). Modern identification: between Gerar and Beersheba.
Esek is represented in the local geography layer as between Gerar and Beersheba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 26:20 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Esek today
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Esek refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.
Esek is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.
Modern orientation
between Gerar and Beersheba
in the region between Gerar and Beersheba
31.424°N · 34.606°E
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention