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# Gomorrah
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## Facts:
Gomorrah was a city located in a fertile valley near Sodom, where Abraham's nephew Lot chose to live.
* 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.
* When Lot's family was captured in a conflict between Sodom and other cities, Abraham and his men rescued them.
* Not long after that, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God because of the wickedness of the people who lived there.
(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
(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:
* [2 Peter 02:06](rc://en/tn/help/2pe/02/06)
* [Genesis 10:19](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/19)
* [Genesis 14:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/14/01)
* [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:
* Strong's: H6017
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