Sodom
Ancient site; 5 competing modern identifications, best supported being south of the Lisan.
Placesettlement50 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 Lisan250
- Bab edh Dhra135
- north of the Dead Sea115
- Tall el Hammam30
- Numeira-24
Names
- Sodom — סְדֹם sədom (H5467) · Σόδομα Sódoma (G4670) — Genesis 10:19
Name variants
- Sodom (472)
- Sodoma (1)
References
Topical references
- Situated on the plain of the Jordan River — Genesis 13:10
- The southeastern limit of the Canaanites — Genesis 10:19
- Lot lived in — Genesis 13:12
- King of, joins other kings of the nations resisting the invasion of Chedorlaomer — Genesis 14:1
- Wickedness of the inhabitants of — Genesis 13:13; Genesis 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:32; Isaiah 3:9; Jeremiah 23:14; Lamentations 4:6; Ezekiel 16:46; Ezekiel 16:48; Ezekiel 16:49
- Abraham' s intercession for — Genesis 18:16
- Destroyed on account of the wickedness of the people — Genesis 19:1; Deuteronomy 29:23; Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 50:40; Lamentations 4:6; Amos 4:11; Zephaniah 2:9; Matthew 10:15; Luke 17:29; Romans 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6
- Of wickedness — Deuteronomy 23:17; Deuteronomy 32:32; Isaiah 1:10; Ezekiel 16:46
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.