Genesis 19:24

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

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Interpretation

Lot was good, but there was not one more of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile.

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This thought runs through Genesis 19:24-25.

Genesis 19:24 Genesis 19:25

Sodom Place: Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim ( Gen. 13:10 ; 14:1-16 ). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17 ). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
Gomorrah Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of the Lisan.