Biblical place

Where was Gerar?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Haror.

First appears in Genesis 10:19 · 2 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Haror.

Gerar is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Haror. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:19 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 74 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 74 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 96 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 100 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gerar today

Travel to Gerar, the modern-day Tel Haror.

Gerar is commonly identified with Tel Haror, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Gerar is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Haror

31.382°N · 34.606°E

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