Arcana Coelestia # 1209
1209. That by “Gerar” are signified the things that have been revealed concerning faith, and thus in general faith itself, is evident from the passages where Gerar is mentioned (as Genesis 20:1; 26:1, 17), concerning which signification of “Gerar,” of the Lord’s Divine mercy hereafter.
Genesis 20:1
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Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
