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Sodoma

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5467

סְדֹם

se.dom — Sodom

Sodom = "burning" a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment Also named: Sodoma (Σόδομα "Sodom" G4670)

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GREEK · G4670

Σόδομα

Sodoma — Sodom

Σόδομα, -ων, τά (Heb. סְדֹם), Sodom (Gen.13:10, 12, al.): Mat.10:15 11:23-24 Luk.10:12 17:29, Rom.9:29" (LXX), 2Pe.2:6, Ju 7, Rev.11:8.† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Rom. 9:29; R.V., “Sodom”), the Greek form for Sodom.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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