(little). One of the most ancient cities of Canaan, mentioned as in the “plain of Jordan” and in connection with Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 13:10). It was originally called Bela (Gen. 14:2,8). It was spared from the fiery destruction which came upon Sodom and the other cities of the plain (Gen. 19:20-23). Isaiah and Jeremiah speak of Zoar as in the land of Moab (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:34).