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What is Gomorrah?
        GOMOR'RAH
        (submersion), one of the five cities in the vale of Siddim, Gen 14:1-11; destroyed for its wickedness, Gen 18:20; Gen 19:24, Gen 19:28; made a warning by Moses, Deut 29:23; Deut 32:32; referred to by Isaiah 1:9-10; by Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 50:40; by Amos 4:11; by Zephaniah 2:9; by our Saviour, Matt 10:15; Mark 6:11; by Paul, quoting Isaiah, Rom 9:29; by Peter and Jude, 2 Pet 2:6. Its site is disputed. Some place it at the southern, others at the northern, end of the Dead Sea. The name Wady ?'Amriyek?, at the north-west side of the Dead Sea, is like the Hebrew for Gomorrah. See Sodom and Salt Sea. GOODMAN OF THE HOUSE is the master of the house, irrespective of moral character. The term was in common use when the A.V. was made. Matt 20:11.


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Schaff, Philip, Dr. "Biblical Definition for 'gomorrah' in Schaffs Bible Dictionary".
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