Sodom and Gomorrah
cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur'an
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Summary
Sodom and Gomorrah is a biblical place[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of biblical place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,652 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Bible story[3]
- Follows: the Lord appears to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre[4]
- Followed by: Lot and his daughters[5]
- Part of: Genesis 18[6], Genesis 19[7]
- Commons category: Sodom and Gomorrah[8]
- Has part(s): Sodom[9], Gomorrah[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sodom and Gomorrah[11]
- Commons gallery: Sodom and Gomorrah[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21]
- Derivative work: Noah's Ark[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sodom and Gomorrah include it[23], a literary work[24], written by Marcel Proust[25].
Why It Matters
Sodom and Gomorrah has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for it include it[23], a literary work[24], written by Marcel Proust[25].