Bible Location

Sodom

Meaning: their secret; their cement · 47 cross references · Modern-day map available

Sodom was a city of the plain associated with the region around the Dead Sea and remembered above all for divine judgment. It is important in the Bible because of the story of Lot, the destruction of the cities of the plain, and the lasting way its name becomes a warning against wickedness, injustice, and coming judgment. First appears in Gen 10:19.1

Place meaning

their secret; their cement

Coordinates

31.20, 35.40

First appears

Gen 10:19

AI summary: Sodom appears first in the patriarchal narratives as a real city in the Jordan plain, linked with Lot, regional conflict, and the fertile land near the Dead Sea. Its destruction by divine judgment then gives it a lasting symbolic role that far exceeds its original geography. Later biblical writers repeatedly invoke Sodom to warn of moral corruption, violence, arrogance, and social injustice, using it as a shorthand for a society that has come under severe judgment. Jesus and the apostles continue that pattern, making Sodom a reference point for accountability and unbelief. Across the cross references, Sodom functions both as a historical place in Genesis and as one of Scripture's strongest enduring symbols of judgment.1

Place meaning

their secret; their cement

Latitude

31.20

Longitude

35.40

Bible references

47