Genesis 19:12-23

12Then the two men said to Lot, “Whom else do you have here? A son-in-law and your sons and daughters, and whomever you have in the city, bring them out of the place; 13for we are about to destroy this place, because 1their outcry has become so great before the Lord that 2the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” 14So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who 3were to marry his daughters, and said, “Up, 4get out of this place, for the Lord is destroying the city.” 5But he appeared to his sons-in-law 6to be joking.

15When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the 7punishment of the city.” 16But he hesitated. So the men 8grasped his hand and the hand of his wife and the 9hands of his two daughters, because 10the compassion of the Lord was upon him; and they brought him out and put him outside the city. 17When they had brought them outside, 11one said, “12Escape for your life! 13Do not look behind you, and do not stay 14anywhere in the 15surrounding area; escape to 16the 17mountains, or you will be swept away.” 18But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! 19Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your compassion, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the 18mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die; 20now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) 19so that my life may be saved.” 21And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this 20request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken. 22Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the town was named 2122Zoar.

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