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# Zoar
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## Facts:
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Zoar was a small city where Lot fled when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
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* It was formerly known as “Bela” but was renamed “Zoar” when Lot asked God to spare this “small” city.
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* Zoar is thought to have been located in the plain of the Jordan River or at the southern end of the Dead Sea.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Lot](../names/lot.md), [Sodom](../names/sodom.md), [Gomorrah](../names/gomorrah.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Deuteronomy 34:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/deu/34/01)
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* [Genesis 13:10-11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/13/10)
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* [Genesis 14:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/14/01)
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* [Genesis 19:22](rc://en/tn/help/gen/19/22)
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* [Genesis 19:23](rc://en/tn/help/gen/19/23)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H6820
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