Sodom and Gomorrah

Also known as Sodom

cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur'an

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Sodom and Gomorrah are ancient cities referenced in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an, typically portrayed as places of great wickedness. They are significant across multiple religious traditions because biblical and Qur'anic accounts describe their destruction as divine punishment, making them enduring symbols of moral consequence in religious literature.

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Sodom and Gomorrah (1852) by John Martin In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah (/ˈsɒdəm ... ɡəˈmɒrə/) were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequently in the Nevi'im section of the Hebrew Bible as well as in the New Testament as symbols of human wickedness and divine retribution, and the Quran contains a version of the story about the two cities.

These cities are depicted as two of the "cities of the plain" involved in Abraham and Lot's story, including rebellion against Chedorlaomer and their eventual rescue by Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrah are later destroyed by God after their pervasive wickedness, with Lot and his daughters spared while Lot's wife is turned into a pillar of salt for looking back.