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Subject: Zohar where is it ?
Category: Relationships and Society > Religion
Asked by: hipraiser-ga
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Posted: 22 Aug 2002 11:28 PDT
Expires: 24 Aug 2002 13:57 PDT
Question ID: 57475
I know Zohar is/was in the Dead Sea Area. What was its History? Are
there any ruins there? Is it in Israel or Jordan? Did the Essenes live
near there? Is there any "DIGS" going on in the area?

Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 22 Aug 2002 12:45 PDT
Dear hipraiser,

I have started doing some research on this topic. There are several
places connected to the name "Zohar":

- Neve Zohar on the Dead Sea shore, a modern town
- Hamme Zohar, a hot springs complex near Neve Zohar
- Nahal Zohar, a canyon river flowing to the Dead Sea
- Metzad Zohar, a Roman fortress overlooking Nahal Zohar river
- Rosh Zohar, a site of ancient settlement on road ascending from the
Dead Sea to Arad

I assume that your interest focusses either on the Roman fortress
Metzad Zohar or the Rosh Zohar settlement, but it would be nice if you
could confirm that before I do further research.

Regards,
Scriptor

Clarification of Question by hipraiser-ga on 22 Aug 2002 13:09 PDT
Rosh Zohar, a site of ancient settlement on road ascending from the
Dead Sea to Arad.

Without a map Is this Zohar in the Southern area of the Dead Sea?

I would Love to See a Map of the entire Southern Dead Sea Region.

Some scripture that might corespond "Zohar" [Gen 14:2, 8, 19:22-23,
46:10][Isa 15:5] [Jer 48:34] and there could be others refering to the
place of Zohar

I have also seen Zerah and Zohar interchangeable.

The Dead Sea Region of Joardon was called Moab.

Clarification of Question by hipraiser-ga on 23 Aug 2002 08:15 PDT
So now the question is: Are you looking for info on the Zohar area of
Israel or the Es-Safi (or As-Safi) area in Jordan, which some think is
the biblical Zoar?  

I would be looking for information on Es-Safi (or As-Safi) area in
Jordan (Zoar) (I have seen a reference to the name of {Bela = Zoar} in
one place.
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Subject: Re: Zohar where is it ?
From: mwalcoff-ga on 22 Aug 2002 19:58 PDT
 
All of the Zohars listed by Scriptor are near the southern end of the
Dead Sea. I know that because I have a map of Israel that marks both
Neveh Zohar and Arad, and all of the places are described at
(http://www.einbokek.com/deadsea.htm) in relation to Neveh Zohar and
Arad.

My copy of the Bible (Jewish Publication Society) has "Zoar," not
"Zohar" in Gen. 14 and 19, Isaiah 15 and Jer. 48. Gen. 19 explains how
Lot took refuge in Zoar from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
However, Gen. 46 appears to refer to a person, not a place. "Zohar" is
a son of Simeon, a grandson of Jacob.

The HarperCollins Atlas of the Bible locates Zoar on the far southern
end of the Dead Sea, about 15-20 miles south-southeast of Neveh Zohar.
The book identifies Zoar as the place known in Arabic as Es-Safi.
Es-Safi is today on the Jordianian side of the border. The U.S.
National Imagery and Mapping Office locates Es-Safi, or As-Safi, at
31.02.10N 35.28.00E. You can see As Safi on this Perry Map Collection
map of Jordan: (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/jordan_rel91.jpg).

The online book East of the Jordan
(http://www.asor.org/pubs/macdonald.pdf) discusses where the biblical
Zoar is likely to be.

Don't confuse this Es-Safi with Tel Es-Safi, which is the modern name
for the Philistine city of Gath.

So now the question is: Are you looking for info on the Zohar area of
Israel or the Es-Safi (or As-Safi) area in Jordan, which some think is
the biblical Zoar?

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