Gerar
Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tel Haror.
Placesettlement9 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Tel Haror694
- Tell esh Sharia35
- Tell Tuweiyil12
- Tell Jemmeh-86
Names
- Gerar — גְּרָר gərar “circle, region” (H1642) · Γεραρα Gerara — Genesis 10:19
References
Described as
- land of the Philistines — אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים erets pəlishətiym “land [of the] Philistines” (H6430) · γῆν τῶν Φυλιστιιμ gē͂n tō͂n Phulistiim “land [of] the Philistines” — Genesis 21:32