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[syn: Gomorrah, Gomorrha]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Gomorrah
n 1: (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that
(along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and
depravity of its inhabitants [syn: Gomorrah, Gomorrha]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Gomorrah
submersion, one of the five cities of the plain of Siddim (q.v.)
which were destroyed by fire (Gen. 10:19; 13:10; 19:24, 28).
These cities probably stood close together, and were near the
northern extremity of what is now the Dead Sea. This city is
always mentioned next after Sodom, both of which were types of
impiety and wickedness (Gen. 18:20; Rom. 9:29). Their
destruction is mentioned as an "ensample unto those that after
should live ungodly" (2 Pet. 2:6; Jude 1:4-7). Their wickedness
became proverbial (Deut. 32:32; Isa. 1:9, 10; Jer. 23:14). But
that wickedness may be exceeded (Matt. 10:15; Mark 6:11). (See
DEAD SEA).
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Gomorrah, rebellious people