Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom (סְדוֹם, Standard Hebrew Sədom, Tiberian Hebrew Səḏôm) ({{coor d|31.072|N|35.400|E|}}) was the chief town of a group of five towns on the plain of the Jordan River in an area that constituted the southern limit of the lands of the Canaanites (Genesis 10:19). Lot, a nephew of Abram (Abraham) chose to live in the city. According to the Bible, both Sodom and Gomorrah (עֲמוֹרָה, Standard Hebrew ʿAmora, Tiberian Hebrew Ġəmôrāh, ʿĂmôrāh)—called as a group The Cities on the Plain—were destroyed by God for their sins. Opinions differ as to what the sin actually was.

Related Topics:
Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Jordan River - Canaan - Genesis - Lot - Abraham - Bible - God - Sin

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