Genesis 14:10 meaning and explanation
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
Genesis 14:10, Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 14 narrates a regional war in which four Mesopotamian kings defeat five Canaanite kings, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah. Verse 10 describes the rout: the Valley of Siddim, near the Dead Sea, was dotted with tar pits, and fleeing soldiers fell into them while survivors escaped to the hills.
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