Zoar

[ zoh-er, -air ]

noun

1. the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 19:20–30.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zoar¹

From Hebrew Ṣōʿar 

Example Sentences

Nothing among them impressed me more than the town of Zoar, which is exclusively settled by Germans.

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Mercy had almost conducted her to Zoar--Guilt transported her to the abyss of wo!

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One bit of news, however, floated in on the gossip at Little Zoar.

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It was as old, if not older, than Damascus, and was built seven years before Zoar in Egypt.

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He therefore asked the angels to let him flee unto the city of Zoar, because it was near and "a little one."

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