Genesis 19:22-24
New Century Version
22 But run there fast, because I cannot destroy Sodom until you are safely in that town.” (That town is named Zoar,[a] because it is little.)
Sodom and Gomorrah Are Destroyed
23 The sun had already come up when Lot entered Zoar. 24 The Lord sent a rain of burning sulfur down from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah
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- 19:22 Zoar This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “little.”
Genesis 19:22-24
New International Version
22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.[a](A))
23 By the time Lot reached Zoar,(B) the sun had risen over the land. 24 Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur(C) on Sodom and Gomorrah(D)—from the Lord out of the heavens.(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 19:22 Zoar means small.
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