Sodom and Gomorrah: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Landscape with the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

See All Images →

Topics

sin Genesis Old Testament Machu Picchu Pompeii Petra Babylon Chichén Itzá Troy Lost Colony Qin tomb Göbekli Tepe Nazca Lines

Key People

The Flight of Lot and His Family from Sodom, painted by Jacob Jordaens, shows an angel guiding Lot and his family as Lot's wife looks back, with dramatic expressions and rich colors.

Lot

biblical figure

Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

History Buff Quiz