Two neighbouring cities, probably located at the eastern or south-eastern end of the Dead Sea, noted for their sinfulness. God's response in wrath and judgment serves as a warning to subsequent generations.
Sodom and Gomorrah's location
Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10–12
Sodom became Lot's home
Sodom and Gomorrah at war
Sodom and Gomorrah, with other cities of the plain, defeated by the alliance of four kings
Abram rescues Lot and is honoured by the king of Sodom and his allies
The wickedness of Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 13:13 See also Genesis 18:20–21, Genesis 19:1–9
But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
Abraham pleads for the righteous in Sodom and Gomorrah
God's judgment against Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 19:13 See also Genesis 19:23–29; Deuteronomy 29:23; Luke 17:29
because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah becomes a picture of human sinfulness and divine judgment
Jude 1:7 See also Isaiah 3:9, Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 23:14; Lamentations 4:6; Ezekiel 16:44–58; Amos 4:11; Matthew 10:15 parallel Luke 10:12; Matthew 11:23–24; Luke 17:28–30; 2 Peter 2:6–9
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.