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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 was 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](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Abraham](../other/abraham.md) , [Babylon](../other/babylon.md), [Lot](../other/lot.md), [Salt Sea](../other/saltsea.md), [Sodom](../other/sodom.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Peter 02:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/2pe/02/04)
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* [Genesis 10:19-20](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/19)
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* [Genesis 14:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/14/01)
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* [Genesis 18:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/gen/18/20)
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* [Isaiah 01:9](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/09)
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* [Matthew 10:14-15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/10/14)
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H6017
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