- Gerar - Wikipedia
Gerar appears in two of the three wife-sister narratives in Genesis Abraham and Isaac each stayed at Gerar, near what became Beersheba, and each passed his wife off as his sister, leading to complications involving Gerar's Philistine king, Abimelech (Genesis 20:1 and Genesis 26:1)
- Definition of Gerar in the Bible
Gerar is one of the lesser cities that, for many years, were controlled by the Philistines in the land of Canaan Both the patriarchs Abraham (Genesis 20:1) and Isaac (26:1) lived in and around the city
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The statements in Genesis indicate that Gerar belonged to the Philistines, and we are led to infer that Abimelech was king of that people, but it is quite certain that they did not occupy this region until after the time of Abraham, in fact only a short time before the Exodus
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Tel Haror is generally accepted as the site of ancient Gerar, a place mentioned on two occasions in the patriarchal narratives During the Middle Bronze period (ca 2000–1500 BC), Tel Haror was one of the largest cities in southern Canaan, covering 40 acres (16 ha)
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Eliran Wong Ge'rar (a lodging-place) A very ancient city south of Gaza It occurs chiefly in Genesis, Gen 10:19; Gen 20:1; Gen 26:17, also incidentally in 2 Chronicles 14:13-14 It must have trenched on the "south" or "south country" of later Palestine From a comparison of Genesis 21:32 with Gen 26:23; Gen 26:26, Beersheba would seem to be just on the verge of this territory, and perhaps to
- Gerar Meaning - Bible Definition and References
Discover the meaning of Gerar in the Bible Study the definition of Gerar with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments
- Gerar - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway
Abraham with Sarah, his wife, is said to have dwelt in Gerar (in the district between Kadesh and Shur), where they came in contact with its king, Abimelech (20:1, 2)
- Where is biblical Gerar today? 4 modern identifications
New Bible Dictionary (1996): Gerar New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988) Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007) Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Gerar Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 85 Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Gerar Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Gerar Waltke and Fredricks, Genesis (2001): 10:19
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