Lexicon
גְּרָר
ge.rar
H1642
N:N--L Hebrew

Gerar

10
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ge.rar is a proper place-name used for a destination, residence, boundary point, and point of departure in biblical narratives.

The attested proper-noun forms identify a place used as a boundary marker, a location where people dwell or travel, and the origin or limit of movement. In the supplied narratives, it is named in connection with Abraham, Isaac, Abimelech, and Asa's pursuit.

Senses in use

  1. A named location in narrative and geography · dominant

    All supplied tokens are tagged as proper nouns. In Genesis 10:19 the APB renders a Canaanite border extending “as one comes to Gerar”; in Genesis 20:1 and Genesis 26:6 it renders Abraham and Isaac as residing there. The same location is a destination in Genesis 26:1, the setting of a wadi in Genesis 26:17, and the place from which Abimelech comes in Genesis 26:26.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the name directly in place expressions, including “in Gerar,” “at Gerar,” “the wadi of Gerar,” and “from Gerar.” These renderings confirm the verses' locational setting rather than establish a separate lexical nuance.

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Across Scripture