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Where is Sodom in the Bible?

Sodom was an ancient city located in the plain of Jordan, known for its great wickedness (Gen. 13:13). Sodom appears in 45 verses across 14 books of the Bible.

What happened at Sodom?

Sodom was an ancient city located in the plain of Jordan, known for its great wickedness (Gen. 13:13). It was one of the five "cities of the plain" (Gen. 14:2) and was closely associated with Gomorrah. God determined to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah due to their grave sins (Gen. 18:20), but Abraham pleaded with God to spare the city if even ten righteous people could be found (Gen. 18:22-33). However, not even ten were found, and God rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah, completely destroying them (Gen. 19:24-25). Lot and his daughters were the only survivors, as they were warned by angels to flee (Gen. 19:15-16). Sodom became a byword for wickedness and divine judgment (Deut. 29:23; Isa. 1:9-10; Jer. 23:14; Ezek. 16:46-56; Matt. 10:15; 11:23-24; Luke 17:29; Rom. 9:29; 2Pet. 2:6; Jude 1:7; Rev. 11:8).

Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

Where does Sodom appear in the Bible?

Sodom is referenced in 45 verses across 14 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Genesis 18Ezekiel 6Isaiah 4Jeremiah 3Matthew 3Deuteronomy 2Luke 22 Peter 1Amos 1Jude 1Lamentations 1Revelation 1

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What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Sodom.

GomorrahLORDLotSamariaAbramAbraham

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Sodom?

Sodom appears in 45 verses across 14 books, most often in Genesis, which accounts for 18 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Sodom?

Genesis, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Matthew, Deuteronomy, Luke, 2 Peter, and 6 more.

Where can I read every verse about Sodom?

This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 45, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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