Genesis 14:8
“And 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;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there went out the king of Sodom,.... With his armed men to meet the four kings, and give them battle, being so near…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 14:1-24
- Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Bela, the same is Zoar - That is, it was called Zoar after the destruction of Sodom, etc., mentioned in Genesis 19.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 14:1-12
We have here an account of the first war that ever we read of in scripture, which (though the wars of the nations make…
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