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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.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 94 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 98 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention