Gen 14:2 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 14:2 (NET)

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14:2 went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

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

· Bera king of Sodom in Abraham's time

· Birsha king of Gomorrah in Abraham's time

· 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

· Shemeber the king of Zeboiim in Abraham's time

· Shinab the king of Admah in Abraham's time

· 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