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Gerar

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Gerar (gē`rär), in the Bible, city-state of Canaan, SE of Gaza. Abraham and Isaac sojourned there. Its identification is controversial; the most likely site is Tel Haror.


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After digging a well, an action that declares sovereignty, Isaac's herdsman enters to complain that the men of Gerar have claimed its water as their own.
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This intimate behavior alerted the king of Gerar to the couple's marital relationship, so that he was able to warn his male subjects not to seduce Rebekah (Gen 26:9-11).
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