22 Haste thee, save thee there: for I can do [a]nothing till thou come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called [b]Zoar.

23 ¶ The sun did rise upon the earth, when Lot entered into Zoar.

24 Then the Lord (A)rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven,

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  1. Genesis 19:22 Because God’s commandment was to destroy the city, and to save Lot.
  2. Genesis 19:22 Which before was called Bela, Gen. 14:2.

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)

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  1. Genesis 19:22 Zoar means small.