Sodom: Another Name for Jerusalem
The men of Sodom were wicked sinners in the sight of the LORD.
Key words
- Sodom: an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness.
Lot was saved from the destruction of Sodom, but his wife wasn't.
- Righteous: morally correct
"It's not only righteous, it's good business," he said.
- Grievous: having very serious effects or causing great pain
It was a grievous head wound, and he was not expected to survive.
- Forsake: to leave forever or to give up completely
He decided to forsake politics for journalism.
- Remnant: a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount
He ate the remnants of last night's meal for breakfast.
Read the article to find the answers
- How many righteous men lived in Sodom?
- Why did God destroy it?
- Which prophets mentioned Sodom?
- Where in the Gospel does Jesus mention Sodom?
Overview
In the book of Genesis, God called the sins of Sodom great and grievous. He wanted to destroy it completely and forever. But Abraham asked God not to destroy the city; he didn't want good people to die because they lived among wicked people. God answered that He would spare the whole city if He could find ten righteous people in it, but He could only find one righteous man, Lot.
When two angels were sent to Sodom to rescue Lot, the Sodomites surrounded his house and tried to rape them. The angels blinded the men and told Lot that they were sent to destroy the city because of its great and grievous sin. The angels led Lot out of the city and God destroyed it completely.