Gerar

City

Gerar

A town located in the western Negev where Abraham deceived Abimelech by saying Sarah was his sister.

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Gerar

Type: City
Hebrew name: גְרָרָה
Means: a place with lodging
Name today:
Mentioned in GT: 9 times
Mentioned in NT: 0 times
Position: 31.390572, 34.600754
Height above sea level: 120m

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References (9)

Mentioned in total 9 times in the Bible:
Gen. 10:19, Gen. 20:1, Gen. 20:2, Gen. 26:1, Gen. 26:6, Gen. 26:20, Gen. 26:26, 2 Chron. 14:13, 2 Chron. 14:14

Identification

8/10. Archaeological evidence and tradition point to the identification of this place, but there are also other potential locations.

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