גְּרָרGᵉrâr
proper name [of a location]: south of Gaza (Genesis 20:2; Genesis 26:6; Genesis 26:20; Genesis 26:26; 2 Chronicles 14:12)
Pronunciation: gher-awr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1642
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:19 and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
- Genesis 20:1 Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner,
- Genesis 20:2 Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.
- Genesis 26:1 A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.
- Genesis 26:6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
- Genesis 26:17 So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).