Gomorrah

Name means “rebellious people”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Gomorrah, rebellious people”

First named: Genesis 10:19

City Canaan Israel Patriarchal

Disputed identification: Like Sodom, likely near the Dead Sea, but no site is confidently confirmed.

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A city of the plain, allied with Sodom under its king Birsha, destroyed alongside it by fire and sulfur from heaven for its wickedness (Genesis 14:2; 19:24-28).

References: Genesis 10:19

People connected to Gomorrah

Birsha (M) — its king, defeated with the allied kings of the plain in the Valley of Siddim
Genesis 14:2; Genesis 14:8-10

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