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The invaders came down the King’s Highway on the east side of the Jordan Valley to the Gulf of Aqaba, then circled back to the valley of the Dead Sea.
The five cities of the Plain were close together near the south end of the Dead Sea. The Mesopotamian kings crushed the weak revolt, plundered Sodom and Gomorrah, and carried Lot away with the other captives.
In this typical ancient political conflict, powerful kings allied to control smaller dependent states.
Places
Admah: One of the cities destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah Gomorrah: Wicked city destroyed by God along with Sodom Sodom: Wicked city destroyed by God for its sins Valley of Siddim: Valley near the Dead Sea; site of battle Zeboiim: One of the cities of the plain destroyed with Sodom Zoar: A city near Sodom, spared from destruction
Glossary
Admah Amraphel Arioch Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Chedorlaomer Cities of the Plain Ebla Tablets Ellasar Genesis, Book of Goiim Kedorlaomer King’s Highway Lot Melchizedek Palestine Patriarchs, Period of the Siddim Valley Tidal Travel Zeboiim Zoar
Topics
Abraham: Defeats Chedorlaomer Armies: Antiquity of Bela: A City Also Called Zoar Birsha: A King of Gomorrah Chedorlaomer: King of Elam Lot: The Son of Haran: Taken Captive by Chedorlaomer; Rescued by Abraham Siddim: Scene of the Defeat of the King of Sodom Sodom: King of, Joins Other Kings of the Nations Resisting the Invasion of Chedorlaomer Valleys: Siddim Zeboim: Also Called Zeboiim: One of the Cities in the Valley of Siddim Zoar: King of, Fought Against Chedorlaomer