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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Zoar</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/z/zoar.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/13-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/z/zoar.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Zoar</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zoan--wise_men_from,_were_counselors_of_pharaoh.htm" title="Zoan: Wise Men From, Were Counselors of Pharaoh">◄</a> Zoar <a href="/topical/z/zo'ar.htm" title="Zo'ar">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Introduction:</b> <br>Zoar, a city mentioned in the Bible, holds historical and theological significance. It is one of the five cities of the plain, including Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which were subject to divine judgment. Zoar, however, was spared from destruction, serving as a place of refuge for Lot and his daughters.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>Zoar is first mentioned in <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a>, where the region is described as well-watered, akin to the garden of the LORD. The city gains prominence in the narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction. In <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Genesis 19:20-23</a>, Lot pleads with the angels to allow him to flee to Zoar instead of the mountains, fearing he would not survive the journey. The angels grant his request, and Zoar becomes a sanctuary for Lot and his daughters: <br>"Look, this town is near enough for me to flee to, and it is small. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved." (<a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Genesis 19:20</a>)<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b> <br>Zoar, meaning "small" or "insignificant" in Hebrew, was located in the region south of the Dead Sea. Its exact location remains uncertain, but it is traditionally identified with the site near the southeastern edge of the Dead Sea. The sparing of Zoar highlights God's mercy amidst judgment, as it was preserved for Lot's sake.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>Zoar's narrative underscores themes of divine mercy and judgment. While the cities of the plain were destroyed due to their wickedness, Zoar was spared, illustrating God's willingness to save the righteous. Lot's escape to Zoar also reflects human frailty and the need for divine intervention. The city's preservation serves as a testament to God's faithfulness in delivering those who seek refuge in Him.<br><br><b>Later Mentions and Legacy:</b> <br>Zoar is mentioned in other biblical passages, including <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a>, in the context of prophecies against Moab. These references suggest that Zoar continued to exist as a notable location beyond the Genesis account. The city's legacy is intertwined with the broader narrative of God's dealings with humanity, serving as a reminder of His justice and mercy.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Zoar's account is a compelling part of the biblical narrative, illustrating the balance of judgment and mercy. Its role as a refuge for Lot and its continued mention in prophetic literature highlight its enduring significance in biblical history.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Zoar</span><p>little; small<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Zoar</span><p>(<i>smallness</i>), one of the most ancient cities of the land of Canaan. Its original name was <a href="../b/bela.htm">BELA</a>. (<a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Genesis 14:2,8</a>) It was in intimate connection with the cities of the "plain of Jordan" --Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, See also (<a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a>) but not Genesis10:19 In the general destruction of the cities of the plain Zoar was spared to afford shelter to Lot. (<a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Genesis 19:22,23,30</a>) It is mentioned in the account of the death of Moses as one (of the landmarks which bounded his view from Pisgah, (<a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">34:3</a>) and it appears to have been known in the time both of Isaiah, (<a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a>) and Jeremiah. (<a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a>) These are all the notices of Zoar contained in the Bible. It was situated in the same district with the four cities already mentioned, viz. in the "plain" or "circle" of the Jordan, and the narrative of (<a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1</a>)... evidently implies that it was very near to Sodom. vs. (<a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15</a>; <a href="/genesis/23-27.htm">23:27</a>) The definite position of Sodom is, and probably will always be, a mystery; but there can be little doubt that the plain of the Jordan was at the north side of the Dead Sea and that the cities of the plain must therefore have been situated there instead of at the southern end of the lake, as it is generally taken for granted they were. [<a href="../s/sodom.htm">SODOM</a>] (But the great majority of scholars from Josephus and Eusebius to the present of the Dead Sea.)<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Zoar</span><p>A city on the south-east side of the Dead sea, was destined, with the other four cities, to be consumed by fire from heaven; but at the intercession of Lot it was preserved, <a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Genesis 14:2</a>; 19:20-23,30. It was originally called Bela; but after Lot entreated the angel's permission to take refuge in it, and insisted on the smallness of this city, it had the name Zoar, which signifies small. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom (<a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Genesis 19:22</a>, 23). It was originally called Bela (<a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">14:2</a>, 8). It is referred to by the prophets Isaiah (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">15:5</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/genesis/48-34.htm">48:34</a>). Its ruins are still seen at the opening of the ravine of Kerak, the Kir-Moab referred to in <a href="/context/2_kings/3.htm">2 Kings 3</a>, the modern Tell esh-Shaghur. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ZOAR</span><p>zo'-ar (tso`ar; the Septuagint usually Segor, Zogora): The name of the city to which Lot escaped from Sodom (<a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Genesis 19:20-23, 30</a>), previously mentioned in <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Genesis 14:2, 8</a>, where its former name is said to have been Bela. In 19:22, its name is said to have been given because of its littleness, which also seems to have accounted for its being spared. The location of Zoar has much to do with that of the cities of the Plain or Valley of Siddim, with which it is always connected. In <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a>, Moses is said to have viewed "the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, unto Zoar," while in <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Jeremiah 48:4</a> (where the Septuagint reads unto "Zoar," instead of "her little ones") it is said to be a city of Moab. The traditional location of the place is at the south end of the Dead Sea. Josephus says (BJ, IV, viii, 4) that the Dead Sea extended "as far as Zoar of Arabia," while in Ant, I, xi, 4, he states that the place was still called Zoar. Eusebius (Onomasticon, 261) locates the Dead Sea between Jericho and Zoar, and speaks of the remnants of the ancient fertility as still visible. Ptolemy (v. 17, 5) regards it as belonging to Arabia Petrea. The Arabian geographers mention it under the name Zughar, Sughar, situated 1 degrees South of Jericho, in a hot and unhealthful valley at the end of the Dead Sea, and speak of it as an important station on the trade route between Akkabah and Jericho. The Crusaders mention "Segor" as situated in the midst of palm trees. The place has not been definitely identified by modern explorers, but from <a href="/genesis/19-19.htm">Genesis 19:19-30</a> we infer that it was in the plain and not in the mountain. If we fix upon the south end of the Dead Sea as the Vale of Siddim, a very natural place for Zoar and one which agrees with all the traditions would be at the base of the mountains of Moab, East of Wady Ghurundel, where there is still a well-watered oasis several miles long and 2 or 3 wide, which is probably but a remnant of a fertile plain once extending out over a considerable portion of the shallow south end of the Dead Sea when, as shown elsewhere (see DEAD SEA), the water level was considerably lower than now.<br><br>Robinson would locate it on the northeast corner of el-Lisan on the borders of the river Kerak, but this was done entirely on theoretical grounds which would be met as well in the place just indicated, and which is generally fixed upon by the writers who regard the Vale of Siddim as at the south end of the Dead Sea. Conder, who vigorously maintains that the Vale of Siddim is at the north end of the Dead Sea, looks favorably upon theory of W.H. Birch that the place is represented by the present Tell Shaghur, a white rocky mound at the foot of the Moab Mountains, a mile East of Beth-haram (Tell er-Rameh), 7 miles Northeast of the mouth of the Jordan, a locality remarkable for its stone monuments and well-supplied springs, but he acknowledges that the name is more like the Christian Segor than the original Zoar.<br><br>George Frederick Wright<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1106b.htm"><span class="l">1106b. Bela -- another name for <b>Zoar</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> another name for <b>Zoar</b>. Transliteration: Bela Short Definition: Bela. Word Origin<br> from bala Definition another name for <b>Zoar</b> NASB Word Usage Bela (2). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1106b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6820.htm"><span class="l">6820. Tsoar -- "insignificance," a city at the SE end of the Dead <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> "insignificance," a city at the SE end of the Dead Sea. Transliteration: Tsoar or<br> Tsoar Phonetic Spelling: (tso'ar) Short Definition: <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6820.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_5_the_sea_of.htm"><span class="l">The Sea of Sodom</span></a> <br><b>...</b> which we quoted a little above, hath these words: "The length of it is five hundred<br> and eighty furlongs: and it is stretched out as far as <b>Zoar</b> of Arabia." Note <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 5 the sea of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/mother_stories_from_the_old_testament/lots_flight_from_sodom.htm"><span class="l">Lot's Flight from Sodom.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Lot pleaded that he might take refuge in a little city, named <b>Zoar</b>, not very far<br> distant; and having obtained the angels' permission to do so, he took his wife <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/lots flight from sodom.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_swift_destroyer.htm"><span class="l">The Swift Destroyer</span></a> <br><b>...</b> come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called <b>Zoar</b>. The sun<br> was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into <b>Zoar</b>. Then <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the swift destroyer.htm</font><p><a href="/library/theophilus/theophilus_to_autolycus/chapter_xxxi_the_history_after_the.htm"><span class="l">The History after the Flood.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> were five other cities in the territory of Ham, the son of Noah; the first called<br> Sodom, then Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Balah, which was also called <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter xxxi the history after the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/letter_cxxii_to_rusticus.htm"><span class="l">Letter cxxii. To Rusticus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [3119] Yet, as if to make up for the loss of a single woman, Lot's glowing<br> faith set free the whole city of <b>Zoar</b>. In fact when he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxxii to rusticus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/justin/dialogue_of_justin_philosopher_and_martyr_with_trypho/chapter_lvi_god_who_appeared_to.htm"><span class="l">God who Appeared to Moses is Distinguished from God the Father.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is thus: The sun was risen on the earth, and Lot entered into Segor (<b>Zoar</b>); and<br> the Lord rained on Sodom sulphur and fire from the Lord out of heaven, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter lvi god who appeared to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xiv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xiv</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It cannot be denied that parenthetical explanations abound throughout the chapter:<br> eg, v.2, "the same is <b>Zoar</b>"; v.3, "the same is the Salt Sea"; v.7, "the same <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xiv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_xxvii_how_the_married.htm"><span class="l">How the Married and the Single are to be Admonished.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Which thing Lot expresses well in his own person, when he flies from burning Sodom,<br> and yet, finding <b>Zoar</b>, does not still ascend the mountain heights. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xxvii how the married.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xix.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xix</span></a> <br><b>...</b> there. Therefore the name of the place is called <b>Zoar</b> ("tiny place"). <b>...</b> control.<br> This one is not unleashed until Lot has safely reached <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xix.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xiii.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xiii</span></a> <br><b>...</b> part of it, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; in fact, it was as the garden<br> of Yahweh, or at least even as the land of Egypt, in the vicinity of <b>Zoar</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xiii.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm"><span class="l"><b>Zoar</b> (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>ZOAR</b>. <b>...</b> The location of <b>Zoar</b> has much to do with that of the cities of the Plain<br> or Valley of Siddim, with which it is always connected. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zoar.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zo'ar.htm"><span class="l">Zo'ar (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Zo'ar. <b>Zoar</b>, Zo'ar. Zoba . Multi-Version Concordance Zo'ar (10 Occurrences).<br> Genesis 13:10 Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zo'ar.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cities.htm"><span class="l">Cities (427 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> sit'-iz, plan, (kikkar ha-yarden): Included Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and<br><b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> Ptolemy (v.17, 5) reckons <b>Zoar</b> as belonging to Arabia Petrea. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cities.htm - 91k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/ciccar.htm"><span class="l">Ciccar</span></a><br><b>...</b> sit'-iz, plan, (kikkar ha-yarden): Included Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and<br><b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> Ptolemy (v.17, 5) reckons <b>Zoar</b> as belonging to Arabia Petrea. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/ciccar.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/luhith.htm"><span class="l">Luhith (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Made of boards, a Moabitish place between <b>Zoar</b> and Horonaim (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah<br> 48:5). Int. <b>...</b> Eusebius, Onomasticon places Luhith between Areopolis and <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/luhith.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bela.htm"><span class="l">Bela (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary A thing swallowed. (1.) A city on the shore of the Dead<br> Sea, not far from Sodom, called also <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b> BELA. be'-la. See <b>ZOAR</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bela.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/siddim.htm"><span class="l">Siddim (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> place mentioned in Genesis 14:3-8 as being the scene of encounter between Chedorlaomer<br> and his allies with the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and <b>Zoar</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/siddim.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nimrim.htm"><span class="l">Nimrim (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In each case it is mentioned in association with <b>Zoar</b> and Horonaim. It is therefore<br> probably to be sought to the Southeast of the Dead Sea. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nimrim.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gomorrah.htm"><span class="l">Gomorrah (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah,<br> like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to <b>Zoar</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gomorrah.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gomor'rah.htm"><span class="l">Gomor'rah (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah,<br> like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto <b>Zoar</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gomor'rah.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Lot-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Lot in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Moabites.html">Who were the Moabites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Moab-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of Moab in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Zoar (12 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a></span><br />Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Genesis 14:2</a></span><br />that they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>).<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/14-8.htm">Genesis 14:8</a></span><br />The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Genesis 19:22</a></span><br />Hurry, escape there, for I can't do anything until you get there." Therefore the name of the city was called <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Genesis 19:23</a></span><br />The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-30.htm">Genesis 19:30</a></span><br />Lot went up out of <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Genesis 23:8</a></span><br />and he speaketh with them, saying, 'If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9</a></span><br />And Isaac and Ishmael his sons bury him at the cave of Machpelah, at the field of Ephron, son of <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span> the Hittite, which 'is' before Mamre --<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a></span><br />and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a></span><br />My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for in the way of Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Jeremiah 48:4</a></span><br />Moab is broken; her cry has gone out to <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span>. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a></span><br />From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from <span class="boldtext">Zoar</span> even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm">Zoar</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zoar--a_city_of_the_moabites,_near_the_jordan_river.htm">Zoar: A City of the Moabites, Near the Jordan River</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zoar--king_of,_fought_against_chedorlaomer.htm">Zoar: King of, Fought Against Chedorlaomer</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zoar--not_destroyed_with_sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Zoar: Not Destroyed With Sodom and Gomorrah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zoar--territory_of.htm">Zoar: Territory of</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm">Zoar (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zoba.htm">Zoba (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jezoar.htm">Jezoar (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zoan--wise_men_from,_were_counselors_of_pharaoh.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Zoan: Wise Men From, Were Counselors of Pharaoh"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Zoan: Wise Men From, Were Counselors of Pharaoh" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/z/zo'ar.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Zo'ar"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Zo'ar" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>