where in the bible does it mention sodom and gomorrah
Book of Genesis
title: Sodom and Gomorrah text: Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis and throughout the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and in the deuterocanonical books, as well as in the Quran and the hadith. According to the Torah, the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah were allied with the cities of Admah, Zeboim, and Bela. These five cities, also known as the "cities of the plain" (from Genesis in the Authorized Version), were situated on the Jordan River plain in the southern region of the land of Canaan. The plain was compared to the garden of Eden as title: Sodom and Gomorrah text: verses cited by Michaelson include Jeremiah 23:14, where the sins of Jerusalem are compared to Sodom and are listed as adultery, lying, and strengthening the hands of evildoers; Amos 4:1–11 (oppressing the poor and crushing the needy); and Ezekiel 16:49–50, which defines the sins of Sodom as "pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and did "toevah" before me, and I took them away as I saw fit." Michaelson uses "toevah" in place of "abomination" to emphasize title: Sodom and Gomorrah text: accurate way to interpret the Sodom and Gomorrah story. The Quran contains twelve references to "the people of Lut", the biblical Lot, but meaning the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah, and their destruction by God is associated explicitly with their sexual practices: The 'people of Lot' transgressed consciously against the bounds of God. Lot only prayed to God to be saved from doing as they did. Then Gabriel met Lot and said that he must leave the city quickly, as God had given this command to Lot for saving his life. In the Quran it was written that Lot's wife title: Sodom and Gomorrah text: stayed behind as she had transgressed. She met her fate in the disaster, and only Lot and his family were saved during the destruction of their city, with the understanding that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are identified in Genesis, but "the location remains unnamed in the Qur'an" In the Quran, surah (chapter) 26 Ash-Shu`arā' (The Poets) – The site of the present Dead Sea Works, a large operation for the extraction of Dead Sea minerals, is called ""Sdom"" (סדום) according to its traditional Arab name, "Khirbet as-sudūm" (خربت السدوم). Nearby is Mount Sodom (הר סדום in Hebrew and title: Sodom and Gomorrah text: poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me." In , God tells the Israelites that although he treated them like Sodom and Gomorrah, they still did not repent. In , Zephaniah tells Moab and Ammon, southeast and northeast of the Dead Sea, that they will end up like Sodom and Gomorrah. In , cf. , Jesus declares certain cities more damnable than Sodom and Gomorrah, due to their response to Jesus' disciples, in the light of greater grace (RSV): In , Jesus prophesies the fate of some cities where he did some of his works (RSV):