Zoar
Ancient site; 9 competing modern identifications, best supported being Al Safi.
Placesettlement9 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Al Safi347
- south of the Lisan140
- north of the Dead Sea46
- Tell al Sheikh Isa45
- mouth of Wadi Mujib39
- Tawahin el Sukkar29
- Tall Iktanu5
- Esh Shaghur5
- Bab edh Dhra-46
Names
- Zoar — צֹעַר tsoar “small, insignificant” (H6820) · Ζογορα Zogora — Genesis 13:10
- Bela — בֶּלַע bela “swallower, devourer” (H1106) · [none] — Genesis 14:2
Name variants
- Zoar (89)
- Bela (20)
References
Topical references
- A city of the Moabites, near the Jordan River — Genesis 13:10
- Territory of — Deuteronomy 34:3; Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:34
- King of, fought against Chedorlaomer — Genesis 14:2; Genesis 14:8
- Not destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah — Genesis 19:20; Genesis 19:30
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.