How many times is Zoar mentioned in the Bible?
The word Zoar appears 10 times in the King James Version, in 9 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Zoar 10 times.
Zoar in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Zoar counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Zoar | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 10 | 10 |
What the name Zoar means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Zoar as "little; small".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Zoar most
Zoar appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (7), then Deuteronomy (1) and Isaiah (1).
First and last mention of Zoar
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 19:30, 2 times:
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Common questions
How many times is Zoar in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 10 of the 10 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Zoar appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (7), then Deuteronomy (1) and Isaiah (1).
Where is Zoar first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 13:10: "And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar." The last is Jeremiah 48:34.
What does the name Zoar mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Zoar as "little; small".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.