Gerar
גְּרָרStrong’s H1642gerar (ge-rar)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gerar is the Hebrew word usually translated “gerar”, “gerar towards” and “from gerar”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- § Gerar = "a lodging place"
How it's translated
- gerar 4
- gerar towards 2
- in gerar 2
- from gerar 1
- to gerar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 8
- 2 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 20:1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
- Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- Genesis 26:1And 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 26:6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
- Genesis 26:17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
- Genesis 26:20And 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.
Hebrew dictionary
גְּרָר gerar · Gerar
§ Gerar = "a lodging place" a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern 'Umm'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.