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Bela

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  • DEU 34:1–4, engwebp

    1Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. The LORD showed him all the land of Gilead to Dan,

    2and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the Western Sea,

    3and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

    4The LORD said to him, “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.”

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  • GEN 14:1–12, engwebp

    1In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of Goiim,

    2they made war with Bera, king of Sodom; Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).

    3All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).

    4They served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

    5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

    6and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El Paran, which is by the wilderness.

    7They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.

    8The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim

    9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

    10Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and some fell there. Those who remained fled to the hills.

    11They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

    12They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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  • GEN 19:18–23, engwebp

    18Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.

    19See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can’t escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.

    20See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn’t it a little one?), and my soul will live.”

    21He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

    22Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

    23The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

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  • ISA 15:1–9, engwebp

    1The burden of Moab. For in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing. For in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing.

    2They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.

    3In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.

    4Heshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.

    5My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.

    6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.

    7Therefore they will carry away the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have stored up, over the brook of the willows.

    8For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.

    9For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more on Dimon, a lion on those of Moab who escape, and on the remnant of the land.

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  • JER 48:31–36, engwebp

    31Therefore I will wail for Moab. Yes, I will cry out for all Moab. They will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

    32With more than the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches passed over the sea. They reached even to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruits and on your vintage.

    33Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab. I have caused wine to cease from the wine presses. No one will tread with shouting. The shouting will be no shouting.

    34From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.

    35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the LORD, “him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.

    36Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like flutes, and my heart sounds like flutes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.

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Geographic sources & candidates

Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Zoar” by name and 7 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, Al Safi (confidence 347 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event. 1 other identification is listed too.

AI-assisted source review; human approval pending, 2026-09-29

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Genesis 14:2 Open that verse

they made war with Bera, king of Sodom; Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).

Genesis 14:8 Open that verse

The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim

Genesis 19:22 Open that verse

Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Genesis 19:23 Open that verse

The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Genesis 19:30 Open that verse

Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.

Deuteronomy 34:3 Open that verse

and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

Isaiah 15:5 Open that verse

My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.

Jeremiah 48:34 Open that verse

From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.

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Entry: Bela (place-bela)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/bela
Current wording: Bela
Cited evidence: DEU 34:1–4, engwebp / GEN 14:1–12, engwebp / GEN 19:18–23, engwebp / ISA 15:1–9, engwebp / JER 48:31–36, engwebp
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