Sodom
sod′um (סרם, ṣedhōm; Σόδομα, Sódoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN, destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Gen_19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an offense against nature frequently connected with idolatrous practices (see Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia).
The fate of Sodom and Gomorrah is used as a warning to those who reject the gospel (Mat_10:15; Mat_11:24; 2Pe_2:6; Jud_1:7).