Holy Scripture
Genesis 26:21
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 21.) And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it. And he called its name Enmity. Concerning enmity, because Aquila and Symmachus translated it as τὴν ἀντικειμένην, and ἐναντίωσιν, which means opposing and contrary, in Hebrew it is Satana (). From which we understand Satana to be interpreted as the opp…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
21And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.
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19And the servants of Isaac dug in the Valley of Gerar, and they found there a well of living water.
20And the shepherds of Gerar strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for they injured him.
— Genesis 26:21 —
22And he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.
23And he went up thence to the well of the oath.