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# Gomorrah #
## 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.
* 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.
(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names ))
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(See also: [Abraham ](../names/abraham.md ) , [Babylon ](../names/babylon.md ), [Lot ](../names/lot.md ), [Salt Sea ](../names/saltsea.md ), [Sodom ](../names/sodom.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Peter 02:06 ](rc://en/tn/help/2pe/02/06 )
* [Genesis 10:19 ](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 18:21 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/18/21 )
* [Isaiah 01:9 ](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/9 )
* [Matthew 10:15 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/10/15 )
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong’ s: H6017