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Genesis 19:24

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Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.
The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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The Jordan Valley is the fertile region around the lower Jordan and Dead Sea, where Sodom and Gomorrah were traditionally located; its setting underscores the judgment described. Ammon, east of

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Genesis 19:24 mentions Ammon and Jordan Valley.

Ammon · Berthold Werner
Jordan Valley · Bukvoed

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