Gomorrah
Ancient site; 6 competing modern identifications, best supported being south of the Lisan.
Placesettlement24 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- south of the Lisan236
- Numeira129
- north of the Dead Sea108
- Tall Kafrayn18
- Tall Iktanu18
- Bab edh Dhra-25
Names
- Gomorrah — עֲמֹרָה amorah “to overwhelm with water” (H6017) · Γόμορρα Gómorrha (G1116) — Genesis 10:19
Name variants
- Gomorrah (227)
- Gomorrha (5)
References
Topical references
- One of the "cities of the plain," — Genesis 10:19; Genesis 13:10
- Its king defeated by Chedorlaomer — Genesis 14:2; Genesis 14:8
- Wickedness of — Genesis 18:20
- Destroyed — Genesis 19:24; Deuteronomy 29:23; Deuteronomy 32:32; Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 50:40; Amos 4:11; Zephaniah 2:9; Matthew 10:15; Mark 6:11; Romans 9:29, and 1 more
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.