However, Lot said that he did not want to go there; he preferred nearby Zoar, although that city was in the area that was to be destroyed.
با این همه ،‏ لُوط گفت که نمی‌خواهد به آن منطقهٔ کوهستانی برود ؛‏ او ترجیح می‌داد به شهری به نام صوغر که در نزدیکی آنجا قرار داشت فرار کند .‏