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    Zoar

    צֹ֫עַר

    Zoar, also known as Bela, was a small city near Sodom where Lot fled when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah .

    Where the story of Zoar happensWhere the gazetteer locates Zoar, framed to them: Zoar. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Zoar
    Where the gazetteer locates Zoar
    verses
    10
    first named
    Genesis 13:10
    last named
    Jeremiah 48:34
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.04°N · 35.49°E
    settlement31.04°N · 35.49°E

    Al Safi (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 9 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Zoar in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zoar, also known as Bela, was one of the five cities of the plain, along with Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen.14.2,8). It was originally called Bela but was renamed Zoar, which means "small," when Lot pleaded for it to be spared from destruction due to its small size (Gen.19.20-22). Lot and his daughters fled to Zoar when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen.19.23). Later, Lot left Zoar and settled in the mountains with his daughters (Gen.19.30). Zoar is mentioned as a reference point for the description of the Promised Land (Deut.34:3). The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah used Zoar to illustrate the extent of God's judgment on Moab (Isa.15.5; Jer.48.34). Zoar is most likely located at the southern end of the Dead Sea, although its exact location is uncertain. It is possibly to be identified with Khirbet el-Keryeh or Tell Iktanu. The name Zair is used in reference to a different location, where Joram fought against Edom (2Ki.8.21).

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 10, across 5 books. The name is written 13 times in them.

    1. Genesis6 verses

      13:1014:214:819:2219:2319:30

    2. Deuteronomy1 verse

      34:3

    3. 2 Kings1 verse

      8:21

    4. Isaiah1 verse

      15:5

    5. Jeremiah1 verse

      48:34

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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