גְּרָר
ge.rar
“Gerar”
Definition
Gerar, a Philistine city
probably from H1641 (גָּרַר); a rolling country;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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N:N--L
Occurrences
גְּרָר appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
Now 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.
So Isaac settled in Gerar.
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