Gerar
Ancient city · Israel
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 31.382, 34.607
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Герар — древний филистимлянский город и долина, упоминаемые в Библии.
History
Gerar was an ancient city and district in the southern Levant, located in what is today south-central Israel. It is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and later in the Second Book of Chronicles. In the patriarchal narratives, Gerar is depicted as being ruled by non-Israelite elites; its later association with Philistines reflects a subsequent historical period.