Places in the Bible Today:
Gerar
Data
| Translated Name | Gerar |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
4 Possible Identifications
- Tel Haror (modern): 70% confidence
- Tell esh Sharia (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Tell Tuweiyil (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Tell Jemmeh (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (9)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 453 |
| Logos Factbook | Gerar |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Gerar |
| OpenBible.info | a3f5814 (Gerar) |
| TIPNR | Gerar@Gen.10.19 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_765 |
| Wikidata | Q1510126 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 435
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Gerar (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Gerar
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Gerar
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Gerar
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Gerar
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Gerar
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 99
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Gerar
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Gen 20:1; 2Chr 14:12-14
- Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 20:1-2; 20:1-2 note 480
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 91
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 4
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Gerar
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Gerar
- Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 85
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Gerar
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Gerar
- Waltke and Fredricks, Genesis (2001): 10:19
- Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 10:19
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Gerar
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Gerar
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Gen 20:1
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 53
Confidence Trends over Time
This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, Tel Haror), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.
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Thumbnail Image Credits
Aaadir, Danny Gershoni, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed
About
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.