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Gomorrah
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.
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(See also: ../other/abraham.md , ../other/babylon.md, ../other/lot.md, ../other/saltsea.md, ../other/sodom.md)