Places of the Bible
Zoar
Plain of the Jordan (near the Dead Sea) · Old Testament · 20 verses
Zoar was a small city of the plain to which Lot fled when Sodom was destroyed. It was earlier called Bela. The name appears in Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy and 3 more in the King James text.
About Zoar
Zoar was a small city of the plain to which Lot fled when Sodom was destroyed. It was earlier called Bela.
Its place in the story
Lot asked to escape to Zoar, and it was spared while the other cities of the plain were overthrown. It became the refuge where Lot and his daughters took shelter after the destruction.
Zoar in Scripture (KJV)
Zoar is named 20 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.
Where it leads
Zoar as a place of refuge in the midst of judgment reflects the biblical theme of God providing a way of escape, a theme that finds its fullness in Christ.
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Where is Zoar in the Bible?
Zoar was a small city of the plain to which Lot fled when Sodom was destroyed. It was earlier called Bela. The name appears in Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy and 3 more in the King James text.
What happened at Zoar?
Lot asked to escape to Zoar, and it was spared while the other cities of the plain were overthrown. It became the refuge where Lot and his daughters took shelter after the destruction.
Scripture verbatim KJV. Place facts curated; any coordinates via Wikidata (CC0).