Sodom and Gomorrah

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1. In the Book of Genesis, the two evil cities that God destroyed with a rain of fire and brimstone (sulfur). Before the destruction, God sent two angels in the form of men to advise all good men to leave the evil towns. God's messengers found only one good man, Lot, whom they transported from Sodom to the countryside with his wife and daughters, warning them not to look back. When Lot's wife, not heeding the warning, looked back, she became a pillar of salt.

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sodomy was supposedly practiced in the wicked city of Sodom.

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Abraham was said to have bargained for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

A first edition of the Sodom and Gomorrah section from Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past.”

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2020

We come by it honestly: Jews have been arguing since Abraham verbally jousted with God over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2018

Most opposition is based on the Koran's story of Lot, which is similar to the Old Testament's story of Sodom and Gomorrah.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2016

I read all about Sodom and Gomorrah, had questions about the nature of brimstone.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth