גְּרָר (Hebrew: Gerar)
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גְּרָר (Gerar) is an ancient Philistine city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, associated with the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| גְּרָר | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philistine city
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ancient city ⓘ biblical city ⓘ place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Masoretic Text
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Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Genesis 20
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Genesis 21 ⓘ Genesis 26 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham
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Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | Philistine territory in Genesis ⓘ |
| hasRulerInGenesisNarrative | Abimelech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncertainArchaeologicalIdentification | true ⓘ |
| label |
Gerar
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גְּרָר ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInTextualTradition |
Land of the Philistines
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Negev region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
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Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
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| narrativeEvent |
Abraham prays for Abimelech in Gerar
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Abraham presents Sarah as his sister in Gerar ⓘ Abraham sojourns in Gerar ⓘ Covenant between Isaac and Abimelech near Gerar ⓘ God warns Abimelech in a dream concerning Sarah in Gerar ⓘ Isaac presents Rebekah as his sister in Gerar ⓘ Isaac prospers and becomes wealthy in Gerar ⓘ Isaac sojourns in Gerar during famine ⓘ Quarrels over wells between Isaac’s herdsmen and herdsmen of Gerar ⓘ |
| possibleArchaeologicalSite |
Tel Abu Hureira (proposed)
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Tel Haror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInModernTerms |
northwestern Negev
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southern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Beer-sheba
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Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Shur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTextRole | setting of patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
place of covenant-making
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place of divine-human interaction ⓘ place of moral testing for patriarchs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal period (biblical chronology) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.