Sodom Summary
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Sodom, a notoriously wicked city destroyed by God along with Gomorrah for their grave sins (Gen 19:24-25).
Sodom
PlaceWicked city destroyed by God for its sins
Names
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Sodom
their secret; their cement
- en Sodoma · Also called
- he סְדֹם · H5467
- el Σόδομα · G4670
- bg Содом
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Mentioned in (50)
Gen 10:19
Gen 13:10
Gen 13:12
Gen 13:13
Gen 14:2
Gen 14:8
Gen 14:10
Gen 14:11
Gen 14:12
Gen 14:17
Gen 14:21
Gen 14:22
Gen 18:16
Gen 18:20
Gen 18:22
Gen 18:26
Gen 19:1
Gen 19:4
Gen 19:24
Gen 19:28
Deut 29:23
Deut 32:32
Isa 1:9
Isa 1:10
Isa 3:9
Isa 13:19
Jer 23:14
Jer 49:18
Jer 50:40
Lam 4:6
Ezek 16:46
Ezek 16:48
Ezek 16:49
Ezek 16:53
Ezek 16:55
Ezek 16:56
Ezek 16:61
Amos 4:11
Zeph 2:9
Matt 10:15
Matt 11:23
Matt 11:24
Mark 6:11
Luke 10:12
Luke 17:29
Rom 9:29
2 Pet 2:6
2 Pet 2:7
Jude 1:7
Rev 11:8
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Sodom Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Sodom was an ancient city located in the plain of Jordan, known for its great wickedness (Gen. 13:13). It was one of the five "cities of the plain" (Gen. 14:2) and was closely associated with Gomorrah. God determined to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah due to their grave sins (Gen. 18:20), but Abraham pleaded with God to spare the city if even ten righteous people could be found (Gen. 18:22-33). However, not even ten were found, and God rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah, completely destroying them (Gen. 19:24-25). Lot and his daughters were the only survivors, as they were warned by angels to flee (Gen. 19:15-16). Sodom became a byword for wickedness and divine judgment (Deut. 29:23; Isa. 1:9-10; Jer. 23:14; Ezek. 16:46-56; Matt. 10:15; 11:23-24; Luke 17:29; Rom. 9:29; 2Pet. 2:6; Jude 1:7; Rev. 11:8).
Sodom Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim (Gen. 13:10; 14:1-16). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17). This city and its awful destruction are frequently alluded to in Scripture (Deut. 29:23; 32:32; Isa. 1:9, 10; 3:9; 13:19; Jer. 23:14; Ezek. 16:46-56; Zeph. 2:9; Matt. 10:15; Rom. 9:29; 2 Pet. 2:6, etc.). No trace of it or of the other cities of the plain has been discovered, so complete was their destruction. Just opposite the site of Zoar, on the south-west coast of the Dead Sea, is a range of low hills, forming a mass of mineral salt called Jebel Usdum, “the hill of Sodom.” It has been concluded, from this and from other considerations, that the cities of the plain stood at the southern end of the Dead Sea. Others, however, with much greater probability, contend that they stood at the northern end of the sea. [in 1897].
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