Place
Gomorrah
Summary
Sodom's sister city, destroyed with it by fire as a byword of judgment.
- Among the passages here, Gomorrah is first named in Genesis 10:19: “and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza…”
- The record places Gomorrah in Cities of the plain.
- 23 verses name Gomorrah, in 10 books.
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In Scripture
- Verses
- 23
- Books
- 10
Near Gomorrah
- Sodom8.6 km · 5.3 mi NW
- En-gedi35 km · 22 mi N
- Bozrah49 km · 30 mi S
- Machpelah53 km · 33 mi NW
- Hebron55 km · 34 mi NW
- Mamre57 km · 35 mi NW
Straight-line distances, computed from the gazetteer coordinates.
Where it is
the country around it
- Coordinates
- 31.1572° N, 35.4740° Efind it on the Atlas →
- Region
- Cities of the plain
- Located: the gazetteer fixes one site
- ? Proposed: one candidate among several
Gomorrah in Scripture
23 verses name it, in 10 books
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible.
First namedGenesis 10:19and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.Last namedJude 1:7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Old TestamentNew Testamentsegment width = share of mentions
Old Testament6 books · 19 mentions
Genesis9 mentions
- Genesis 10:19and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Genesis 13:10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 14:2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- Genesis 14:8Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
- Genesis 14:10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
- Genesis 14:11The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
- Genesis 18:20Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
- Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
1 further mention in Genesis, read them in the book.
Deuteronomy2 mentions
- Deuteronomy 29:23All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
- Deuteronomy 32:32But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
Isaiah3 mentions
- Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jeremiah3 mentions
- Jeremiah 23:14And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
- Jeremiah 49:18As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
- Jeremiah 50:40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
Amos1 mention
Zephaniah1 mention
New Testament4 books · 4 mentions
Matthew1 mention
Romans1 mention
2 Peter1 mention
The account
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One of the cities of the plain overthrown with Sodom (Gen 19); paired with Sodom throughout Scripture as the emblem of divine judgment on entrenched sin.
Sources cited
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding: Gomorrahread 2026-08-20The coordinates on this page. Used under CC-BY with attribution to OpenBible.info.
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