Biblical place
Where was Sodom?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with south of the Lisan.
First appears in Genesis 10:19 · 15 books · 26 chapters
Overview
Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim (Gen. 13:10; 14:1-16). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
Sodom is represented in the local geography layer as south of the Lisan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:19 and is mentioned across 15 books, with 50 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Sodom today
Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.
Sodom refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.
Sodom is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.
Modern orientation
south of the Lisan
in the region south of the Lisan
31.208°N · 35.449°E
Key passages
Appears in
5 chapters · 20 verse mentions
1 chapter · 7 verse mentions
3 chapters · 4 verse mentions
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1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention