Where is 'Gerar'?

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Question

Hello, In Genesis 26:2, we see that God commanded Isaac to stay in the land of Israel. In verse 6, it is mentioned that Isaac settled in Gerar. Where was Gerar located in Israel?

Answer

Hello

'Gerar' was in the region of the Philistines, which was in the southwestern part of the land of Canaan. In the area of Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Gaza.

Source

See Genesis 20:1

Panim Yafot:
And he dwelt in Gerar, which is in the land of the Philistines, in the west of the land of Israel,

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