Why was Gamorrah destroyed since it was hundreds of miles away from Sodom?

Question

Everyone always says Sodom and Gamorroh in the same breath yet the cities were hundreds of miles apart located on the banks of the Dead Sea. Sodom was destroyed because the men wanted to have sex with the angel. So what did Gamorroh do that was worth getting destroyed?

Answer 1

Gen 18:20 And Jehovah said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is exceedingly heavy.

All throughout Genesis, Sodom and Gommorrah are linked as military and economic allies.


"In addition to Sodom, which was probably the chief city of the valley of Siddim, Gomorrah and the whole valley (i.e., the valley of Siddim, Gen_14:3) are mentioned; and along with these the cities of Admah and Zeboim, which were situated in the valley (Deu_29:23, cf. Hos_11:8), also perished, Zoar alone, which is at the south-eastern end of the valley, being spared for Lot's sake. Even to the present day the Dead Sea, with the sulphureous vapour which hangs about it, the great blocks of saltpetre and sulphur which lie on every hand, and the utter absence of the slightest trace of animal and vegetable life in its waters, are a striking testimony to this catastrophe, which is held up in both the Old and New Testaments as a fearfully solemn judgment of God for the warning of self-secure and presumptuous sinners."

Answer 2

Both Sodom and Gomorrah were located at the southern end of the Dead Sea. Their ruins are believed by many scholars to be presently submerged under the waters of the Dead Sea. Both Sodom and Gomorrah were condemned for their wickedness (Genesis 18:20). At Genisis 19:20 all the people formed a mob and demanded that Lot bring the MEN out so that they could have intercourse with them. There is no evidence that the mob knew that the men visiting Lot were angels.

Answer 3

It wasn't just Sodom and Gomorrah that were destroyed that night. There were 5 cities in total - Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zoboiim and Zoar (Bela).

And nowhere in the passage about Sodom and Gomorrah does it specifically say they were destroyed because of homosexuality. They were destroyed for "grave sins".

Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD . . . (NASB) Genesis 13:13

And the LORD said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gommorah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. (NASB) Genesis 18:20

When Lot says to the men of Sodom, "Do not do this wicked thing," some have assumed that the "wicked thing" Lot refers to is the sexual act per se. But why? Why not assume that the "wicked thing" Lot has in mind is the violation of the law of hospitality, especially since right after Lot says this, he offers the men of Sodom his own daughters for sexual purposes in place of his guests in order to protect them? Would he have done that if he thought the men were "homosexuals"? (The logic of the argument that the men of Sodom are homosexuals is this: "The men wanted to have sex with the male strangers. Therefore, they are homosexuals." The unstated but assumed major premise is "Only homosexuals have sex with persons of the same sex." But the premise is wrong, and so is the logic of the argument.) Why did the biblical storyteller say that all of the men of Sodom, young and old alike, were involved? It would be ridiculous to think that all were homosexual. Was it not to indict them all for inhospitality? and does not that detail hark one back to the dialogue between God and Abraham in the preceding chapter, over whether God would punish the whole community for the sins of a few? (Gen. 18:16-33)

Answer 4

They were both evil cities. Sodom was not destroyed because the people wanted to have sex with the angels.

Answer 5

Blasphemy, I think.

For the unnatural sins of their inhabitants Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim were destroyed by "brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven"


The primary crimes of the Sodomites were terrible and repeated economic crimes, both against each other and outsiders.

Answer 6

geography has nothing to do with it. it makes no difference how close or how far the two cities were in relation to eachother.

sodom was destroyed because it was full of sinners and heathens. gamorrah was destroyed because it was full of sinners and heathens.

Simple ay?

Answer 7

better re check your maps... besids the fact that it is not certain where they were for sure..though there is some valid idea... The intire Nation of Israel is not "hundreds of miles" in any direction. It is most likly they were a days walk apart. and there were other villages also in the same area.

Answer 8

Cruising down the line to artwork at 6:00 am in the morning at eighty-ninety mph (well-known velocity in left lane at that factor) with the stereo blasting rock music...and a few fool thinks that's a competent thought to pull in front of me going 50 mph. Scares the sh!t outta of me and takes my breath away each and every time... Bastards.

Answer 9

Don't believe everything you read and see. The bible was written by people like me and you. If we both saw something and wrote a story about it, it would be two very different interpretations of what happened. That is one the many stories in the bible that is ridiculous and untrue.

Answer 10

Jaywalking