GERAR

An ancient town or place of the Philistines in the times of Abraham and Isaac, Ge 10:19 20:1 26:1,6,17. It lay not far from Gaza, in the south of Judah, but its exact site is now unknown. See 2Ch 14:13,14.

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Gerar. 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.

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Gerar. same as Gera

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GERAR. 1. A city of the Philistines Ge 10:19
* Abimelech, king of Ge 20:1; 26:6
* Visited by Abraham Ge 20:1
* Visited by Isaac Ge 26:1; 2Ch 14:13,14

2. A valley Ge 26:17-22

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a city south of Gaza Ge 10:19; 20:1; 26:6