Cities & towns · Plain of the Jordan
Sodom and Gomorrah
What was Sodom and Gomorrah?
Sodom and Gomorrah were the cities of the plain destroyed by fire from heaven for their wickedness — Scripture’s lasting picture of judgment.
TodayUnknown; traditionally near the southern Dead Sea
LocatedThe plain near the Salt Sea
EventDestroyed by burning sulfur
Warning“Remember Lot’s wife”
Lot chose the well-watered plain and pitched his tents near Sodom, a city whose sin “was very grievous” before the LORD.
Abraham pleaded for the city — “Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” — but not even ten righteous could be found. Angels pulled Lot’s family out at dawn.
Burning sulfur fell, the plain was overthrown, and Lot’s wife, looking back, became a pillar of salt. “Remember Lot’s wife,” Jesus warned.
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