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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(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
({vi 339;345}Gen. 14:2,8). It was spared from the fiery
destruction
which came upon Sodom and the other cities of the plain ({vi 478-481}Gen. 19:20-23). Isaiah and
Jeremiah
speak of
Zoar
as in the land of
Moab
(Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:34).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
One of the five cities of the plain in the
land of
Canaan
, and which alone survived when they fell under the
judgment
of
God
. It was formerly called
BELA
.
Lot
fled to it when
Sodom
was destroyed, but feared to remain there (Gen. 13:10; {vi 339;345}Gen. 14:2,8; {vi 480-488}Gen. 19:22-30; Deut. 34:3; Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:34). Identified by some with ruins at
Tell esh Shaghur
, 31° 50' N, 35° 40' E.
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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6820
(
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)
Transliteration:
Tso`ar
Phonic:
tso’ar
Meaning:
from
6819
; little; Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan
KJV Usage:
Zoar
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
bringing low
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Smallness; little:―a place E. of Jordan [ZAIR], Gen. 13:10. {Parvitas}