# Zoar

## Facts:

Zoar was a small city where Lot fled when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

* It was formerly known as “Bela” but was renamed “Zoar” when Lot asked God to spare this “small” city.
* Zoar is thought to have been located in the plain of the Jordan River or at the southern end of the Dead Sea.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Lot](../names/lot.md), [Sodom](../names/sodom.md), [Gomorrah](../names/gomorrah.md))

## Bible References:

* [Deuteronomy 34:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/deu/34/01)
* [Genesis 13:10-11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/13/10)
* [Genesis 14:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/14/01)
* [Genesis 19:22](rc://en/tn/help/gen/19/22)
* [Genesis 19:23](rc://en/tn/help/gen/19/23)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H6820
