Place
Gerar
Philistine region
Place associated with Abraham and Isaac's sojourns.
10 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Region and city in the western Negev ruled by Abimelech, where sojourns and passes off as his sister, and where God intervenes to keep her from the king's household. later settles in Gerar during a famine, sows and reaps a hundredfold, and reopens the wells his father had dug while disputing rights with the local herdsmen. The narratives establish a recurring pattern of patriarchal contact with the frontier.
People, places, and events in this story
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Places in this story
Modern location: Tel Haror. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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