Toponym Gerar in the world's Bibles
Meaning of the name: same as Gera. Related names are: Isaac, Abraham, Abimelech . The translations of Gerar in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Ghê-Ra in Vietnamese to ゲラル in Japanese!
Wear it!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. (GEN 10:19)
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. (GEN 20:1)
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. (GEN 20:2)
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. (GEN 26:1)
And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: (GEN 26:6)
And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. (GEN 26:17)
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. (GEN 26:20)
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. (GEN 26:26)
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. (2CH 14:13)
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. (2CH 14:14)