One of the “five cities of the plain” of Sodom, generally coupled with Admah ([Gen. 10:19](/gen#Gen.10.19); [14:2](/gen#Gen.14.2); [Deut. 29:23](/deut#Deut.29.23); [Hos. 11:8](/hos#Hos.11.8)). It had a king of its own (Shemeber), and was therefore a place of some importance. It was destroyed along with the other cities of the plain.