Zoar
Now Al Safi.
location: possible
Named in 9 tagged verses in 4 books, first at Genesis 13:10.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 31.04° N, 35.49° E
- Nearest
- Brook of the Willows 1.1 km
- People
- 6 people
- Events
- 5 events
- Tagged in
- 9 verses
Map
Zoar is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a possible location.
People
People named in the same verses as Zoar, most often first.
Events
5 events told in verses that name Zoar, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1919 BCAbraham and Lot Separate1 shared verse
- 1896 BCSodom Destroyed2 shared verses
- 1451 BCDeath of Moses1 shared verse
- 758 BCProphecies of Isaiah1 shared verse
- 627 BCProphecies of Jeremiah1 shared verse
Mentions
9 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 9 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis6 verses
- 13:10
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- 14:2
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- 14:8
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
- 19:22
Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
- 19:23
And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.
- 19:30
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
Deuteronomy1 verse
- 34:3
the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
Isaiah1 verse
- 15:5
My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
Jeremiah1 verse
- 48:34
There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Zoar, by straight-line distance.
- Brook of the Willows1.1 km
- Valley of Salt7.9 km
- Nimrim11.4 km
- Bela13.9 km
- Horonaim15.8 km
- Rehoboth16.5 km
- Luhith17.0 km
- Zin17.1 km
- Admah19.4 km
- Tophel24.8 km