Study it in the app“Now the Valley of Siddim was pit after pit of bitumen; and as they fled, the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell there, and those who were left fled to the mountains.”
Now the Valleyוְעֵמֶקof Siddimהַשִׂדִּיםwas pit after pitבֶּאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹתof bitumen;חֵמָרand as they fled,וַיָּנֻסוּthe kingsמֶלֶךְof Sodomסְדֹםand Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָהfellוַיִּפְּלוּthere,שָׁמָּהand those who were leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםfledנָּסוּto the mountains.הֶרָה
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appearsSiddim
Siddim, the valley where the kings fought, in the area of the Dead Sea.
Where else “sidim” appearspit
A deep pit in the ground where one can fall, like those of tar.
Where else “beerot” appearsbitumen
Bitumen, natural asphalt: it was used to bind bricks and to seal.
Where else “chemar” appearsflee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanusu” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsSodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appearsGomorrah
See it on the mapWhere else “amora” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yiplu” appearsremain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharim” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “hera” appears1Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
2Gomorrah ?
Today: disputed; near the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain, next to Sodom; its site is not known for certain.
God destroyed it together with Sodom for its great sin (Gen 18:20; 19:24).
9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: four kings against the five.
10 · This verse (above)
11They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and went away.
1. What it says
What did Abram do when he heard that his relative Lot had been taken captive (vv. 14-16)?
2. What it means
What does Melchizedek, king of Salem, do, and what does he say when he blesses Abram (vv. 18-20)?
3. How I live it
How can you help a relative or friend in trouble without expecting anything in return, as Abram did (vv. 22-24)?
