Gen 14:10 | CPDV | STEP | Now the wooded valley had many pits of bitumen. And so the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah turned back and they fell there. And those who remained, fled to the mountain.

‏ Genesis 14:10

10 Now the wooded valley had many pits of bitumen. And so the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah turned back and they fell there. And those who remained, fled to the mountain. ^{▼▼14:10These two armies did not want to fight amidst the tar pits, so they turned back and were caught in battle by the enemy, having to way to retreat. The word ‘cecideruntque’ indicates that they fell in battle, not that they fell into the tar pits.(Conte)
,} ^{▼▼14:10 Of slime. Bituminis: This was a kind of pitch, which served for mortar in the building of Babel, Gen. 11.3, and was used by Noe in pitching the ark.(Challoner)}