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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The trip serves as a useful decompression chamber between Sodom and Gomorrah and Eden — an overture to “City,” through an increasingly barren, eye-popping landscape.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

The UnXplained The new episode “Acts of God” goes in search of the historical basis of biblical accounts of the Great Flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Moses parting the Red Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2022

“If we look back, we’ll turn into a pillar of salt,” he said, citing the biblical tale of what happened to Lot’s wife when she looked back against orders as they fled Sodom and Gomorrah.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2020

Lot and his family become the sole survivors of their city when God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2017

And what do they mean by Sodom and Gomorrah?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank