Places in the Bible Today:
Sodom
Data
Translated Names | Sodom, Sodoma |
Type | settlement |
Geo Data |
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5 Possible Identifications
- in the Valley of Siddim (ancient): 45% confidence
in the region south of the Lisan
- Bab edh Dhra (modern): 15% confidence
Bab edh Dhra
- in the region north of the Dead Sea (modern): less than 10% confidence
in the region north of the Dead Sea
- Tall el Hammam (modern): less than 10% confidence
Tall el Hammam
- Numeira (modern): less than 10% confidence
Numeira
Verses (50)
- Gen-Deut (22)
- Gen 10:19, 13:10, 13:12, 13:13, 14:2, 14:8, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:17, 14:21, 14:22, 18:16, 18:20, 18:22, 18:26, 19:1, 19:4, 19:24, 19:28
- Deut 29:23, 32:32
- Job-Mal (17)
- Isa 1:9, 1:10, 3:9, 13:19
- Jer 23:14, 49:18, 50:40
- Lam 4:6
- Ezek 16:46, 16:48, 16:49, 16:53, 16:55, 16:56, 16:61
- Amos 4:11
- Zeph 2:9
- Matt-John (6)
- Matt 10:15, 11:23, 11:24
- Mark 6:11
- Luke 10:12, 17:29
- Acts-Rev (5)
- Rom 9:29
- 2Pet 2:6, 2:7
- Jude 7
- Rev 11:8
Linked Data Identifiers
Source | Identifier |
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Biblemapper.com | 880 |
Logos Factbook | Sodom |
OpenBible.info (2007) | Sodom |
OpenBible.info | a0aa664 (Sodom) |
TIPNR | Sodom@Gen.10.19 |
UBS Names Database | nt ID_1069, ot ID_2032 |
Wikipedia | Sodom and Gomorrah (partial) |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Sodom and Gomorrah (places)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Sodom
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Cities of the Plain
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Sodom
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): pages 204, 205
- Cornerstone Biblical Commentary (2008-2012): Gen 14:1-16
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Sodom
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Deut 29:22-24
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Pentapolis
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Sodom
- Hartley, Genesis (2000): 10:6-20
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): pages 183, 282
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Gomorrah; Sodom
- IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): page 25
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Gen 13:10
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Sodom and the Cities of the Plain
- New Bible Atlas (1985): page 28
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Admah
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009): Zeboiim
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Gomorrah
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Sodom
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): page 22
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Cities of the Plain
- Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 13:10; 14:2
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Sodom
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Sodom
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Gen 13:10
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 52
Confidence Trends over Time
This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, in the Valley of Siddim), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.
Thumbnail Image Credits
Adeeb Atwan, Ana al’ain, Вячеслав Ребров, Deg777, MyOlmec
About
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.
It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.