In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah (/ˈsɒdəm/ ; /ɡəˈmɒrə/ ) were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness.[1] Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28).[2][3] They are mentioned frequently in the prophets and the New Testament as symbols of human wickedness and divine retribution, and the Quran also contains a version of the story about the two cities.[4]
- ^ Greene 2004, p. 294.
- ^ Genesis 19:1·28
- ^ Schwartz 2007, p. 465-466.
- ^ Jackson 2014, p. 119.