Tell me about Sodom and Gomorrah?

Answer 1

There were two cities in which men practised homosexual activity. The were burned by God as punishment.

Answer 2

According to Genesis, Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities destroyed by God.
For the sins of their inhabitants Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim were destroyed by "brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven" (Genesis 19:24-25). Since then, their names are synonymous with impenitent sin, and their fall with a proverbial manifestation of God's wrath.

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Answer 3

The Biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah is recorded in Genesis chapters 18-19. Genesis chapter 18 records the LORD and two angels coming to speak with Abraham. The LORD reiterated His promise to Abraham that he would have a son through Sarah. The LORD also informed Abraham that, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous..." Verses 22-33 record Abraham pleading with the LORD to have mercy on Sodom and Gomorrah because of the fact that Abraham's nephew, Lot, lived in Sodom.

Genesis chapter 19 records the two angels, disguised as human men, visiting Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot met the angels in the city square and urged them to stay at his house. The angels agreed. The Bible then informs us, "Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded the house. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." The angels then proceeded to blind all the men of Sodom and Gomorrah and urge Lot and his family to flee from the cities to escape the wrath that God was about to deliver. Lot and his family flee the city, and then, "the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all those living in the cities — and also the vegetation in the land."

So, what was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah? It is abundantly clear the homosexuality was the primary evil. The men of Sodom and Gomorrah, thinking that the angels were men, wanted to have sex with them. Those who attempt to explain away the Biblical condemnations of homosexuality claim that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was inhospitality. While the men of Sodom and Gomorrah were clearly being inhospitable...that clearly was not all. The men of Sodom and Gomorrah desired to perform homosexual gang rape on the angels. While Sodom and Gomorrah were surely guilty of many other horrendous sins, homosexuality was the reason God poured fiery sulfur on the cities, completely destroying them and all of their inhabitants. To this day, the area where Sodom and Gomorrah were located remains a desolate wasteland. Sodom and Gomorrah serve as a powerful example of how God feels about sin in general, and homosexuality specifically.

Recommended Resource: Coming out of Homosexuality by Bob Davies and 101 Frequently Asked Questions About Homosexuality by Mike Haley.

Answer 4

Jude 7
"Even at Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them, in like manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."

"Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities."

Romans 1:26-28

"For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, "burned" in their lust one toward another; "men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over to a reprobate mind to do those things which are not convenient:

This is not speaking of rape but homosexual lust.

God does not approve.

Answer 5

Great vacation spots!

Actually these are the towns that fundamentalist Christians like to point out as evil because they believe homosexual acts are evil. They believe that the "crime" of homosexuality, rather than the rampant crime of rape was the reason these towns were described as being destroyed.

Basically, the fundamentalist Christians interpreting these passages would have us believe that rape is ok, while homosexuality isn't. I think they have it backwards.

Answer 6

Greed and money were their primary objectives. sodomy was part of a ritual sacrifice to Baal. .... 2nd Kings 23:7, 2nd Peter 3.
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Answer 7

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2018:1-19:29;&version=31;

Answer 8

Read the account in the Bible.

Answer 9

They are the twin Cities of the Bible who many people are trying to model the USA after unfortunately.

Answer 10

stories from the view of Islam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_Lot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_(Bible)