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Gerar in the Bible.

Gerar is a town in the Bible, about 74 km (46 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 9 verses, from Genesis 10:19 to 2 Chronicles 14:14.

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What happened at Gerar.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Gerar.

Abimelech 3Abraham 3Isaac 3Ahuzzath 1Asa 1Phichol 1Sarah 1

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All 9 verses that name Gerar.

Genesis 7

  • Genesis 10:19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
  • Genesis 20:1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
  • Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
  • Genesis 26:1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
  • Genesis 26:6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
  • Genesis 26:20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
  • Genesis 26:26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

2 Chronicles 2

  • 2 Chronicles 14:13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
  • 2 Chronicles 14:14And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

Questions about Gerar.

Where is Gerar in the Bible?

Gerar is a town about 74 km (46 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Gerar named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Gerar in 9 verses, in 2 books, from Genesis 10:19 to 2 Chronicles 14:14.

Which people are named with Gerar in the Bible?

The verses that name Gerar also name Abimelech, Abraham, Isaac, Ahuzzath, Asa and Phichol, among others.

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