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GOMORRAH

(Heb. ʿămōrâ)

A city listed in the Table of Nations as belonging to the territory of the Canaanites (Gen. 10:19). Gomorrah, along with Sodom, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (Zoar), comprised the five cities of the Dead Sea Valley (Gen. 14:2, 8). This pentapolis had previously served Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, for 12 years before it rebelled against him. Chedorlaomer and four eastern allies invaded and plundered Gomorrah and Sodom before taking Abraham’s nephew Lot captive. Abraham gathered together a military force of 318 men and rescued Lot, along with the other captives (Gen. 14:1-16).

The Bible relates that Gomorrah, along with Sodom, was selected for destruction by the Lord because of its sin. Abraham attempted to intercede with the Lord on behalf of these cities, given that his nephew Lot had settled in the region. The Lord sent angels to take Lot, along with his family, out of Sodom. When Lot’s wife ignored the angels’ warning not to look back at the destruction of Gomorrah and Sodom, she was turned into a pillar of salt. Sulfur and fire from heaven destroyed Gomorrah, the inhabitants of Sodom, and adjacent cities (Gen. 19:15-29). Gomorrah is mentioned in conjunction with Sodom as an example of the Lord’s judgment (e.g., Gen. 13:10; Deut. 29:23[MT 22]; Isa. 1:9-10; Amos 4:11; Matt. 10:15; Rom. 9:29; 2 Pet. 2:6). The annihilation of Gomorrah, along with Sodom, is frequently referred to in pseudepigraphal literature (Gk. Apoc. Ezra 2:19; 7:12; Jub. 16:5; 20:6). References to Gomorrah and Sodom are also found in 1QapGen 21:23–22:25 and Josephus (Ant. 1.170-206).

Kenneth Atkinson

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GOMORRAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)