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A Philistine city where both Abraham and Isaac had run-ins with the king
NegevAn ancient city in the Negev region near Gaza. Abraham lived here as a foreigner and told King Abimelech that Sarah was his sister — a half-truth that nearly caused disaster (Genesis 20). Isaac later pulled the exact same move in the exact same city with the same result (Genesis 26). Gerar was also the site of a major victory by King Asa of Judah over a Cushite army.
Genesis
Like Father, Like Son
Gerar is the Philistine city Isaac heads toward during the famine — God intercepts him here before he can continue on to Egypt, commanding him to stay in the land.
Genesis
When Fear Makes You Lie
Gerar is the Philistine city where Abraham arrives and tells his protective lie, the place where a pagan king will end up acting with more moral integrity than the patriarch.
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