It later became a legal term to refer to criminal sexual acts. Abram took other land, and lot left his uncle and settled his family near the sinful city of sodom verse 12. It is the history of sodom s ruin, and lots rescue from that ruin. According to the nineteenth chapter of the book of genesis, verse 24, the lord rained upon sodom and gomorrah brimstone and fire from the lord out of heaven, a statement that matches well the high temperatures and superheated stones that would have rained from the. Sodom and gomorrah i book of genesis i animated childrens. But the good news is that genesis is the easiest needle to find in this giant haystack because its the very first book of the whole thing. Sodom and gomorrah were cities mentioned in genesis, notorious for their flagrant sin. In genesis 14, the kings of sodom, gomorrah, zoar, admah, and zeboim all rebel against him and raise an army. Notable events in his life include his journey with his uncle abram abraham and his flight from the destruction of sodom and gomorrah.
And it came about in the days of amraphel king of shinar, arioch king of ellasar, chedorlaomer king of elam, and tidal king of goiim, that they made war with bera king of sodom, and with birsha king of gomorrah, shinab king of admah, and shemeber king of zeboiim, and the king of bela that is, zoar. Genesis narrates the primeval history of the world chapters 111 and the patriarchal history of the israelite people chapters 1250. The book of genesis contains some of the most dramatic. The story of sodom and gomorrah is a cautionary tale of the destructive consequences of sin. Professor james hamilton in his chapter responding to matthew vines new book god and the gay christian, confronts this common argument with evidence that the bible also identifies homosexuality as one of sodom s sins. The exhibition features 207 individual, black and white drawings incorporating every word from all fifty chapters, as well as a cover, title page, introduction and. Kedorlaomer and his allies then ransack sodom and gomorrah, taking all their possessions, all their food, and carrying a ton of their citizens off.
Were going to ask that you let us know in a brief letter if you are enjoying our books and perhaps listening and. Ge gn christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. In his online course on the book of genesis, old testament scholar. In the book of genesis, what made sodom and gomorrah such. The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 1850 hamilton, victor p.
The story of sodom and gomorrah appears in genesis 19. Highlights from the book of genesisii watchtower online. But whatever youve heard about sodom and gomorrah, youre probably getting things a bit confused. During the time of abraham, three angels came to visit him and two of the angels decided to go visit sodom and gomorrah. Scientists say that sodom and gomorrah were actually. Why did lot offer up his daughters to be gang raped. In the previous chapter of genesis, god tells abraham that there have been bad reports about sodom and gomorrah. Sodom and gomorrah were two cities filled with wickedness. We read ch8 of gods coming to take a view of the present state of sodom, what its wickedness was, and what. Birth is the name given to the first of these books by the greek septuagint, whereas its hebrew title bere.
The primeval history includes the familiar stories of the. From a biblical inerrancy standpoint, the primary outward sin of sodom and gomorrah is definitively settled in the book of jude which states in jude 1. Is the story of sodom and gomorrah about homosexuality. The term sodomite was originally used to refer to an inhabitant of sodom a city which was located somewhere on a plain in canaan. Crumbs adaptation of the first book of the old testament, the book of genesis. All these came as allies to the valley of siddim that is, the salt sea.
Highlights from the book of genesis ii from the creation of the first man, adam, to the death of jacobs son joseph, genesis covers 2,369 years of human history. This book challenges this trend and seeks to demonstrate how the account of sodom plays a key role in our understanding of a godordained sexual ethic, especially in light of genesis as torahinstruction for both ancient israel and for the church. Genesis 19 tells the story of how god destroyed sodom and gomorrah. Genesis chapter 19 1 and there came two angels to sodom at even. In the beginning is taken from the first word in its opening sentence. Sodom and gomorrah were two cities described in the book of genesis and mentioned in other texts such as the new testament. While many believe sodom and gomorrah were destroyed because of.
Genesis 19 niv sodom and gomorrah destroyed the two bible. Sodom was evidently the chief town in the settlement. The residents of sodom had become so evil that god could not find even 10 righteous people among them genesis 18. In the book of ezekiel, god listed some of the other sins of sodom in the context of showing how judah had become much like sodom. The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 1850. According to the torah, the kingdoms of sodom and gomorrah were allied with the cities of admah, zeboim, and bela. The consequences of lots selfish choice soon caught up with him. According to smiths bible dictionary, sodom was one of the most ancient cities of syria. Genesis 19 tells the story of how god destroyed sodom and gomorrah for their wickedness, but spared lot and his family mostly.
The lord told abraham that he was going to destroy the city because of the peoples sin. Notable events in his life include his journey with his uncle abram abraham and his flight from the. The book of genesis new international commentary on the. God destroyed these cities because they contained few righteous men and god was getting too. In the jewish tradition, it is the first book of the torah and known as bereshit in the beginning. Sodom and gomorrah and their fiery fate crop up in the book of genesis in the old testament, in the torah, and in the quran. Genesis 19 commentary matthew henry commentary on the.
Genesis 19, sodom, and homosexuality an excerpt from god. Sodom and gomorrah were two cities mentioned in the book of genesis and throughout the hebrew bible, the new. The first 10 chapters as well as 9 verses of the 11th chapter ge 1. Indeed, not even ten righteous people could be found in the city. The first incident involving lots daughters appears in genesis 19. Dear friend, you have asked about the wellknown story of sodom and gomorrah, related in chapter 19 of the book of genesis. They ride out to do battle, but fall into a bunch of tar pits and get massacred. English standard version behold, this was the guilt of your sister sodom. Vines suggests that philo was the first to interpret the sin of sodom as a samesex violation. Sodom and gomorrah destroyed the two angels arrived at sodom in the evening, and lot. She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned. The first book of the pentateuch greek for five rolls or fivefold volume.
Genesis 19 kjv and there came two angels to sodom at bible. Genesis 19 new international version niv sodom and gomorrah destroyed. Sodom and gomorrah, notoriously sinful cities in the biblical book of genesis, destroyed by sulfur and fire because of their wickedness genesis 19. Sodom and gomorrah were two cities mentioned in the book of genesis and throughout the hebrew bible, the new testament. Genesis 19 niv sodom and gomorrah destroyed the two. Two men who were really angels appeared in sodom where lot lived with his family. Thank you for biblical question, in the book of genesis, what made sodom and gomorrah such an abomination in the eyes of god but blessed lot for sleeping with his daughters twice. Sodom and gomorrah are two of the old testaments most infamously sinful cities.
Second, it seems the judgment of these cities was to serve as a lesson to abraham and to others that wickedness would be punished. Sodom and gomorrah along with the cities of admah, zeboiim, and zoar bela constituted the five cities of the plain, and they are referenced throughout both the old and new testaments and the qur. The wicked men of the city surrounded lots house seeking to have homosexual relations with the angels. Five kings in the area the kings of sodom, gomorrah, admah, zeboyim, and bela were subjects of king kedorlaomer, and they rose up against him genesis 14. The bible story about the city of sodom and gomorrah is a terribly sad story that reminds us just how much god hates sin. As one reads genesis 18 and 19, one finds that god heard the cry of men and women violated by people of sodom of gomorrah. Two angels will be sent to see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. God decides to destroy these two cites, and sends his angels to do the job. It is commonly mentioned in connection with gomorrah, but also with admah and zeboim, and on one occasion genesis 14. Genesis 19 is one of the most commonly cited of the halfdozen antihomosexual clobber passages in the bible. Sodom and gomorrah were two 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. This story in genesis 19 is generally thought of in terms of the fate of one or two cities.
Sodom and gomorrah is an animated childrens bible story of two cities in which lived wicked and sinful people that god wanted to destroy, but abraham convinced god to save the good people who. Crumb has spent the last five years on this incredibly ambitious endeavor. Through the bible with les feldick lesson 3 part 4 book 4 sodom and gomorrah genesis 1620. Sodoms destruction and the dead sea josh hartuv the blogs. These five cities, also known as the cities of the plain, were situated on the jordan river plain in the southern region of the land of canaan. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning. The story of sodom and gomorrah 100 bible stories youtube. The new testament uses these cities as examples of behavior that gods people need to avoid. In chapter 18 the lord and two angels visit with abraham, who receives them with the respect and generosity due strangers in that harsh land. The spirit of despotism had descended from nimrod to the present potentates of the east, and prompted them to aim at universal empire.