This is the name of the place Gerar: Philistine city; Abraham and Isaac's encounters with Abimelech.
Definition
probably from H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city
Traditional renderings: Gerar.
Traditional renderings: Gerar.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
10 total
- Genesis 10:19גְרָ֖רָה · toward Gerar…and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Genesis 20:1בִּגְרָֽר׃ · in GerarNow Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
- Genesis 20:2גְּרָ֔ר · of GerarAbraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
- Genesis 26:1גְּרָֽרָה׃ · at GerarNow there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Genesis 26:6בִּגְרָֽר׃ · in GerarSo Isaac settled in Gerar.
- Genesis 26:17גְּרָ֖ר · of GerarSo Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.
- Genesis 26:20גְרָ֗ר · of GerarBut the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
- Genesis 26:26מִגְּרָ֑ר · from GerarLater, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.
- 2 Chronicles 14:13לִגְרָר֒ · GerarThen Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
- 2 Chronicles 14:14גְּרָ֔ר · Gerar…and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.