Strong H1106H1106Bבֶּ֫לַע
Bela
One of the 4 senses of Strong H1106
- Transliteration
- bela‛
- Pronunciation
- beh'-lah
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Zoar, also known as Bela, was a small city near Sodom where Lot fled when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen.13:10; 19:22-23).
Meaning of the name
Bela = "destruction"
General definition
The same as H1105; {Bela} the name of a {place} also of an Edomite and of two Israelites: - Bela.
In the biblical story
Zoar
A city near Sodom, spared from destruction
Zoar, also known as Bela, was a small city near Sodom where Lot fled when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen.13:10; 19:22-23).
In the Bible
Strong H1106B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bela2
First verses
- Genesis 14:2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
- Genesis 14:8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;