Bible Dictionary
Gerar
Gerar was an ancient city and surrounding region in the south of Canaan, associated with the Philistines. Abraham and Isaac both sojourned there and encountered a king named Abimelech.
Biblical Usage
Abraham and Isaac sojourned in Gerar and encountered Abimelech. Both patriarchs denied their wives there and later made treaties with the king. Isaac reaped abundantly in the region, and Asa pursued a defeated Ethiopian army toward Gerar.
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