Gerar: meaning of the name

Gerar in Hebrew and Greek

Places named Gerar

• Gerar

Gerar in Scripture

“Gerar” appears in 10 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

• Genesis 10:19

  And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

• Genesis 20:1

  And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

• Genesis 20:2

  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

• Genesis 26:1

  And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

• Genesis 26:6

  And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

• Genesis 26:17

  And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

• Genesis 26:20

  And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

• Genesis 26:26

  Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.