Genesis 14:8 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 14:8 (NET)

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14:8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and prepared for battle. In the Valley of Siddim they met

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Names, People and Places:

· Admah a town destroyed with Sodom

· Bela a town near the south end of the Dead Sea,son of Beor; first king of Edom,son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Azaz; a leader in the tribe of Reuben

· Gomorrah an ancient city known for its sin whose ruins are said to be visible from the Masada,a town destroyed with Sodom by burning sulphur

· Siddim a valley somewhere at the southern end of the Dead Sea

· Sodom an ancient town somewhere in the region of the Dead Sea that God destroyed with burning sulphur,a town 25 km south of Gomorrah and Masada

· Zeboiim a town destroyed along with Sodom by raining hot sulphur

· Zoar a town at the south end of the Dead Sea