Gerar — Bible place

A region; lodging-place, a very ancient town and district in the south border of Palestine, which was ruled over by a king named Abimelech (Gen. 10:19; 20:1, 2). Abraham sojourned here, and perhaps Isaac was born in this place. Both of these patriarchs were guilty of the sin of here denying their wives, and both of them entered into a treaty with the king before they departed to Beersheba (21:23-34; 26). It seems to have been a rich pastoral country (2 Chr. 14:12-18). Isaac here reaped an hundred-fold, and was blessed of God (Gen. 26:12). The “valley of Gerar” (Gen. 26:17) was probably the modern Wady el-Jerdr.

Recorded scripture occurrences (9)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: GEN 10:19

OET-RV GEN 10:19

19 and their border went from Tsidon toward Gerar as far as Azah (Gaza), and then toward Sedom, Amorah (Gomorrah), Admah, and Tsevoim, as far as Lesha.

OET-LV GEN 10:19

19 And_ the _border _of the_Kənaˊₐnī _he/it _was from_Tsidon your(ms)_going towards_Gərāra to ˊAzzāh your(ms)_going towards_Sedom and_Amorah and_ʼAdmāh and_Tseboyim to Lasha.

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:1

OET-RV GEN 20:1

20 Then Avraham travelled from there to the Negev region and he settled between Kadesh and Shur, staying in Gerar for a while.

OET-LV GEN 20:1

20 And_he _set _out from_there ʼAⱱrāhām towards_land of_the _Negeⱱ and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived between Qādēsh and_between Shūr and_he _sojourned in_Gərār.

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:2

OET-RV GEN 20:2

2 Avraham had told people his wife Sarah was his sister, so Avimelek the king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

OET-LV GEN 20:2

2 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it _said concerning Sārāh his/its_wife/woman sister _of_is_my she and_ ʼAⱱīmelek the _king _of Gərār _he _sent and_he/it _took DOM Sārāh.

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