Genesis 19:30 reveals the irony: Lot, who begged for Zoar as refuge, soon fled it out of fear — the 'safe' city wasn't safe enough for him.

Genesis 19:22 is the angel's direct grant: 'Haste thee, escape thither' — confirming Lot's plea is answered and naming the city Zoar.

Genesis 12:13 contains the same plea — Abram asks Sarai to lie 'so that my soul shall live.' Both patriarchs use identical self-preservation language in moments of fear.

Genesis 13:10 records Lot choosing Sodom's fertile plain — the decision that put him in the city he now desperately flees.