Genesis 13:10

Good News Translation (US Version)

Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the Garden of the Lord or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Cross References

Deuteronomy 34:3

the southern part of Judah; and the plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.

Isaiah 51:3

“I will show compassion to Jerusalem, to all who live in her ruins. Though her land is a desert, I will make it a garden, like the garden I planted in Eden. Joy and gladness will be there, and songs of praise and thanks to me.

Genesis 14:8

Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought

Joel 2:3

Like fire they eat up the plants. In front of them the land is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them it is a barren desert. Nothing escapes them.

Genesis 14:2

went to war against five other kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (or Zoar).

Ezekiel 28:13

You lived in Eden, the garden of God, and wore gems of every kind: rubies and diamonds; topaz, beryl, carnelian, and jasper; sapphires, emeralds, and garnets. You had ornaments of gold. They were made for you on the day you were created.

1 Kings 7:46

The king had it all made in the foundry between Sukkoth and Zarethan, in the Jordan Valley.

Ezekiel 31:8

No cedar in God's garden could compare with it. No fir tree ever had such branches, And no plane tree such limbs. No tree in God's own garden was so beautiful.

Jeremiah 48:34

“The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far as Jahaz; it can be heard by the people in Zoar, and it is heard as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even Nimrim Brook has dried up.

Isaiah 15:5

My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly.

Psalm 107:34

He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

Genesis 6:2

some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

Genesis 11:27

These are the descendants of Terah, who was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot,

Genesis 13:9

So let's separate. Choose any part of the land you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other.”

Genesis 13:11

So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away toward the east. That is how the two men parted.

Genesis 47:6

the land of Egypt is theirs. Let them settle in the region of Goshen, the best part of the land. And if there are any capable men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”

Job 40:23

He is not afraid of a rushing river; he is calm when the Jordan dashes in his face.

Ezekiel 16:46

“Your older sister, with her villages, is Samaria, in the north. Your younger sister, with her villages, is Sodom, in the south.

Ezekiel 16:49

She and her daughters were proud because they had plenty to eat and lived in peace and quiet, but they did not take care of the poor and the underprivileged.

Ezekiel 31:9

I made it beautiful, with spreading branches. It was the envy of every tree in Eden, the garden of God.

Ezekiel 47:18

“The eastern boundary runs south from a point between the territory of Damascus and that of Hauran, with the Jordan River forming the boundary between the land of Israel on the west and Gilead on the east, as far as Tamar on the Dead Sea.