Gomorrah
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Gomorrah is an ancient biblical city, traditionally depicted alongside Sodom as a symbol of extreme wickedness and divine judgment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gomorrah (book) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical city ⓘ destroyed city ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Genesis 10
ⓘ
Genesis 13 ⓘ Genesis 18 ⓘ Genesis 19 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sodom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction |
immorality
ⓘ
sin ⓘ wickedness ⓘ |
| country | Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
God
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ |
| genreOfSources | religious text ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dead Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Quran ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
consequences of persistent sin
ⓘ
divine retribution for injustice ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Sodom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cities of the Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
2 Peter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ Deuteronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Jude NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamentations NERFINISHED ⓘ Zephaniah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine judgment
ⓘ
extreme wickedness ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| timeOfDestruction | patriarchal period (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| traditionalLocation | southern region of the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| usedAsMetaphorIn |
literature
ⓘ
sermons ⓘ theology ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gomorrah (book)
subject surface form:
Lut