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gᵊrār גְּרָר ‘Gerar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from gārar גָּרַר ‘to drag/chew/saw’
Roots: גרר

gᵊrār pr n loc
Gerar = "a lodging place"
1) a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern 'Umm'

Mentioned in Genesis 20:2, 26:1, 26:26, 20:1, 10:19, 26:20, 26:6, 26:17 2 Chronicles 14:12, 14:13

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