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Sodom and Gomorrah by John Martin. In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah (/ ˈ s ɒ d ə m /; / ɡ ə ˈ m ɒr ə /) were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. [1] Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28).
Calah/Kalhu/Nimrud – Assyrian city; Calneh – Assyrian city; Cana – Galilee; Canaan – Region on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean; Capernaum; Cappadocia – Region in Asia Minor; Carchemish – Assyrian city; Caria – Nation in Asia Minor; Cenchrea; Chaldea – Mesopotamian state, eventually encompassing Babylonia; Chezib of Judah ...
Zoar, meaning "small" or "insignificance" in Hebrew (a "little one" as Lot called it), was a city east of Jordan in the vale of Siddim, near the Dead Sea. Along with Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, Zoar was one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; but Zoar was spared at Lot's plea as his place of refuge (Genesis 19:20–23).
The Flood of Noah and Companions (c. 1911) by Léon Comerre. The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth. [1] It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre-creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the microcosm of Noah's ark.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, [[Holy Land] are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
City of Gad (/ ɡ æ d /), [18] city destroyed at the crucifixion; City of Gadiandi (/ ˌ ɡ æ d i ˈ æ n d aɪ /), [19] city destroyed at the crucifixion; City of Gadiomnah (/ ˌ ɡ æ d i ˈ ɒ m n ə /), [20] city destroyed at the crucifixion; Gallim (/ ˈ ɡ æ l ɪ m /), [21] Biblical city mentioned by Isaiah, as quoted by Nephi 1. [12 ...
The Kebar or Chebar Canal (or River) is the setting of several important scenes of the Book of Ezekiel, including the opening verses. The book refers to this river eight times in total. [1] Some older biblical commentaries identified the Chebar with the Khabur River in what is now Syria. The Khabur is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:26 as the "Habor".
The Choaspes River (Iran) or Karkheh or Karkhen (Persian: کرخه) (perhaps the river known as the Gihon Ancient Greek: Γεῶν Book of Genesis 2:13 —one of the four Rivers of Paradise in the of Garden of Eden/Paradise in the Bible and as the river Choaspes Ancient Greek: Χοάσπης [1] in ancient times; also called Eulæus, in Ancient Greek: Εὔλαιος or Εὐλαῖος ...