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21 The angel said to Lot, “Very well, I will allow you to do this also. I will not destroy that town. 22 But run there fast. I cannot destroy Sodom until you are safely in that town.” (That town is named Zoar,[a] because it is little.)

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

23 The sun had already come up when Lot entered Zoar.

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  1. 19:22 Zoar This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “little.”

21 He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request(A) too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of. 22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.[a](B))

23 By the time Lot reached Zoar,(C) the sun had risen over the land.

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  1. Genesis 19:22 Zoar means small.