The Canaanite boundary extends from Sidon by way of Gerar to Gaza and by way of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim to Lasha.

Lot looked up and saw the entire Jordan Valley. All of it was well irrigated, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as far as Zoar (this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah).

Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled near the cities of the valley and pitched his tent close to Sodom.

The citizens of Sodom were very evil and sinful against the Lord.

declared war on Sodom’s King Bera, Gomorrah’s King Birsha, Admah’s King Shinab, Zeboiim’s King Shemeber, and the king of Bela, that is, Zoar.

Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bera (that is, Zoar) took up battle positions in the Siddim Valley

Now the Siddim Valley was filled with tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah retreated, they fell into them; and the rest fled to the mountains.

They took everything from Sodom and Gomorrah, including its food supplies, and left.

They also took Lot, Abram’s nephew who lived in Sodom, and everything he owned, and took off.

Abram blessed by Melchizedek

After Abram returned from his attack on Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom came out to the Shaveh Valley (that is, the King’s Valley) to meet him.

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the property for yourself.”

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I promised the Lord, El Elyon, creator of heaven and earth,

Abraham pleads for Sodom

The men got up from there and went over to look down on Sodom. Abraham was walking along with them to send them off

Then the Lord said, “The cries of injustice from Sodom and Gomorrah are countless, and their sin is very serious!

The men turned away and walked toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing in front of the Lord.

The Lord said, “If I find fifty innocent people in the city of Sodom, I will save it because of them.”

Lot leaves Sodom

The two messengers entered Sodom in the evening. Lot, who was sitting at the gate of Sodom, saw them, got up to greet them, and bowed low.

Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom—everyone from the youngest to the oldest—surrounded the house

Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed

As the sun rose over the earth, Lot arrived in Zoar;

and the Lord rained down burning asphalt from the skies onto Sodom and Gomorrah.

and looked out over Sodom and Gomorrah and over all the land of the valley. He saw the smoke from the land rise like the smoke from a kiln.

Look at all its land burned by sulfur and salt, unsuitable for planting, unable to grow or produce any vegetation, as devastated as Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord devastated in anger and wrath!

Their roots run straight from Sodom— from the fields of Gomorrah! Their grapes are pure poison; their grape clusters, nothing but bitter;

If the Lord of heavenly forces had not spared a few of us, we would be like Sodom; we would resemble Gomorrah.

Hands filled with bloodshed

Hear the Lord’s word, you leaders of Sodom. Listen to our God’s teaching, people of Gomorrah!