Strong's #1642: Grar (pronounced gher-awr')

probably from 1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city:--Gerar.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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gerâr

Gerar = "a lodging place"

1) a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern ' Umm'

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Relation: probably from H1641

Usage:

This word is used 10 times:

 

Genesis 10:19: "was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest,"
Genesis 20:1: "between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar."
Genesis 20:2: "is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah."
Genesis 26:1: "unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar."
Genesis 26:6: "And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:"
Genesis 26:17: "thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there."
Genesis 26:20: "And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's saying, The water"
Genesis 26:26: "Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath and Phichol"
2 Chronicles 14:13: "were with him pursued Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not"
2 Chronicles 14:14: "all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came"