Genesis 19:25

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Cross-references

Genesis 13:10 describes the plain as Eden-like, making its later destruction in 19:25 a stark contrast of judgment against beauty.

Genesis 14:3 Historical context

Genesis 14:3 identifies the Valley of Siddim as the Salt Sea — the very region where Sodom and Gomorrah stood before being overthrown.

Psalm 107:34 echoes the same pattern: God turning fruitful land barren because of inhabitants' wickedness — the same logic behind the overthrow.

Deuteronomy 29:23 directly cites this overthrow as a covenant warning: disobedience leaves land desolate like Sodom's ruins.

Jeremiah 20:16 invokes cities God overthrew without relenting as a curse — directly recalling this event as a warning of irreversible judgment.

Jeremiah 49:18 directly compares Edom's coming destruction to this overthrow — no one will dwell there, just as with Sodom.

Jeremiah 50:40 directly cites this overthrow to prophesy Babylon's fate — God will make it permanently uninhabited like Sodom.

Lamentations 4:6 compares Judah's punishment to Sodom's sudden overthrow, emphasizing its severity through this reference.

Amos 4:11 Allusion

In Amos 4:11, God compares His judgments on Israel to overthrowing Sodom, urging them to repent.

Zephaniah 2:9 prophesies Moab's destruction to be like Sodom's, a permanent desolation.

Matthew 11:23 contrasts Capernaum with Sodom, suggesting Sodom might have repented with such miracles.

Romans 9:29 Citation

Romans 9:29 quotes Isaiah, comparing Israel's preservation to avoiding Sodom's fate.

2 Peter 2:6 Allusion

2 Peter 2:6 uses Sodom's destruction as a warning example for the ungodly.

Hosea 11:8 Allusion

Hosea 11:8 mentions Admah and Zeboyim, destroyed with Sodom, to express God's reluctance to punish Israel.

Ezekiel 16:46 uses Sodom as a benchmark for wickedness, comparing Jerusalem's sins to its infamous judgment.