Genesis 14:2
“That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 14Meaning
The local kings are named as the opposing coalition, clarifying the political structure of the conflict.
Read carefully
Ancient city alliances should not be transferred directly onto present-day ethnic or political boundaries.
Reflection
The chapter reports political violence without presenting conquest itself as the moral center of Abram's story.