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Gomorrah (Matt. 10:15; Mark 6:11).
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 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).
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