Bible Dictionaries
Zoar
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom (Genesis 19:22,23 ). It was originally called Bela (14:2,8). It is referred to by the prophets (Isaiah 15:5 ) and (Jeremiah 48:34 ). Its ruins are still seen at the opening of the ravine of Kerak, the Kir-Moab referred to in 2 Kings 3 , the modern Tell esh-Shaghur. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Zoar'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/z/zoar.html. 1897.