Sodom and Gomorrah

Summary

Sodom and Gomorrah is a biblical place^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of biblical_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,744 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sodom and Gomorrah's instance of is recorded as biblical place^[3].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's instance of is recorded as Bible story^[4].
• Sodom and Gomorrah followed the Lord appears to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre^[5].
• Sodom and Gomorrah was followed by Lot and his daughters^[6].
• Sodom and Gomorrah is part of Genesis 18^[7].
• Sodom and Gomorrah is part of Genesis 19^[8].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's Commons category is recorded as Sodom and Gomorrah^[9].
• Sodom and Gomorrah comprises Sodom^[10].
• Sodom and Gomorrah comprises Gomorrah^[11].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.2, 'lon': 35.5}^[12].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sodom and Gomorrah^[13].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's Commons gallery is recorded as Sodom and Gomorrah^[14].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[17].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[18].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[20].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[21].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• Sodom and Gomorrah's derivative work is recorded as Noah's Ark^[26].

Body

Geography

Part of include Genesis 18^[7], a chapter of the Bible^[27] and Genesis 19^[8], a chapter of the Bible^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include biblical place^[3] and Bible story^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sodom and Gomorrah include it^[29], a literary work^[30], written by Marcel Proust^[31].

Why It Matters

Sodom and Gomorrah ranks in the top 2% of biblical_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,744 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include it^[29], a literary work^[30], written by Marcel Proust^[31].