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  2. Sodom and Gomorrah - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. Matthew 10:15 - Wikipedia

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    In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. The New International Version translates the passage as: I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for ...

  4. Tell el-Hammam - Wikipedia

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    The theory is presented in conjunction with the claim that the site may be the source of the biblical story of the destruction of Sodom. Others raised doubts about the claim [24] and showed that the authors altered some of the images used as evidence. [25]

  5. Matthew 11:24 - Wikipedia

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    Saint Remigius: " And they have made the sins not of Sodom only and Gomorrah, but of Tyre and Sidon light in comparison, and therefore it follows, For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would perhaps have remained unto this day." [3]

  6. Bab edh-Dhra - Wikipedia

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    They were above-ground circular tombs made from mudbrick (circular charnel houses) in which were found evidence of various mortuary practices. [ 22 ] [ 20 ] [ 14 ] The tomb was a shallow pit where the body is laid with pottery and a dagger with a round heap of stones piled on top (thus called Tumulus ).

  7. Numeira - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] This is 200 years earlier than the current assumed date for the destruction of Sodom. [10] Excavations indicate Numeira was a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) walled settlement, though it may have been twice the size we see today. [11] Though only 30% of the site was excavated (c. 1500 m 2) between 1979 and 1983. [12]

  8. Lot (biblical person) - Wikipedia

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    Lut's messages were ignored by the inhabitants, prompting Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction. Though Lut left the city, his wife was asked to be left behind by angels hence died during the destruction. [26] The Quran defines Lot as a prophet, and holds that all prophets were examples of moral and spiritual rectitude.

  9. The Bible's Buried Secrets - Wikipedia

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    There is also no archaeological evidence to corroborate the stories of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the mass exodus of the Israelites from Egypt reported in the Book of Exodus. Although scholars believe that a small group did escape from Egypt; however, they were not Israelites but, rather, Canaanite slaves.