HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7856
שִׂטְנָה
sit.nah — Sitnah
§ Sitnah = "strife" the 2nd of the 2 wells dug by Isaac in the valley of Gerar
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Sitnah
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Historical dictionary entry
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.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.