Zoar

5 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Zoar
     small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to
     which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom (Gen. 19:22, 23). It
     was originally called Bela (14:2, 8). It is referred to by the
     prophets Isaiah (15:5) and Jeremiah (48:34). Its ruins are still
     seen at the opening of the ravine of Kerak, the Kir-Moab


     referred to in 2 Kings 3, the modern Tell esh-Shaghur.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Zoar, little; small
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Zoar, OH (village, FIPS 88168)
    Location: 40.61397 N, 81.42432 W
    Population (1990): 177 (74 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Zoar, WI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    124
     Housing Units (2000): 34
     Land area (2000):     8.587595 sq. miles (22.241768 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    8.587595 sq. miles (22.241768 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            89760
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             45.014997 N, 88.899380 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Zoar, WI
      Zoar
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Zoar, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    193
     Housing Units (2000): 81
     Land area (2000):     0.550236 sq. miles (1.425105 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.091049 sq. miles (0.235815 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.641285 sq. miles (1.660920 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            88168
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             40.613102 N, 81.421686 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Zoar, OH
      Zoar