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# Gomorrah #
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## Facts: ##
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Gomorrah was a city located in a fertile valley, near Sodom where Abraham's nephew Lot chose to live.
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* The exact location of Gomorrah and Sodom is unknown, but there are indications that they may have been located directly south of the Salt Sea, near the Valley of Siddim.
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* There were many kings at war in the region where Sodom and Gomorrah were located.
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* When Lot's family got captured in a conflict between Sodom and other cities, Abraham and his men rescued them.
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* Not long after that, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God because of the wickedness of the people who lived there.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [abraham](../other/abraham.md) , [babylon](../other/babylon.md) **·** [lot](../other/lot.md) **·** [saltsea](../other/saltsea.md) **·** [sodom](../other/sodom.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Peter 02:4-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2pe/02/04)
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* [Genesis 10:19-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/10/19)
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* [Genesis 14:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/14/01)
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* [Genesis 18:20-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/18/20)
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* [Isaiah 01:9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/isa/01/09)
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* [Matthew 10:14-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/10/14)
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