Sodom and Gomorrah

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In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom () and Gomorrah () were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequently in the Nevi'im section of the Hebrew Bible as well as in the New Testament as symbols of human wickedness and divine retribution, and the Quran contains a version of the story about the two cities. These cities are depicted as two of the "cities of the plain" involved in Abraham and Lot's story, including rebellion against Chedorlaomer and their eventual rescue by Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrah are later destroyed by God after their pervasive wickedness, with Lot and his daughters spared while Lot's wife is turned into a pillar of salt for looking back. Biblical and deuterocanonical texts expand on the story, portraying Sodom and Gomorrah as symbols of sin, often linked to adultery, arrogance, inhospitality, and oppression of the poor...

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