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How many righteous people did Abraham say would be enough to spare Sodom and Gomorrah?
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Landscape with the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, oil on wood by Joachim Patinir, c. 1520; in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
In the biblical account found in the book of Genesis, Abraham negotiates with God to spare the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah if righteous people can be found within them.
Abraham begins by asking if the cities would be spared for 50 righteous people and continues to bargain until God ultimately agrees to spare the cities if at least 10 righteous people are found.1