Along with Gomorrah, Admah, Zebolim, and Zoar (Gen 13: 10-12; 14: 2; Deut 29: 23), one of the "five cities of the plain" (near the south shore of the Dead Sea) destroyed by a great cataclysm attributed to Yahweh (Gen 19: 1-29) Abraham, who had been royally welcomed by Sodom's king (Gen 14: 13-24), pleaded for it to be spared (Gen 18: 16-32) Contrary to legend, its sins were regarded as violence and inhospitality to strangers rather than homosexuality Later Bible writers cite it as a symbol of divine judgment upon wickedness (Isa 3: 9; Lam 4: 6; Matt 10: 15; 2 Pet 2: 6; Jude 7; Rev 11: 8)
Apples of Sodom or mad apples Strabo, Tacitus, and Josephus describe them as beautiful externally and filled with ashes These apples are in reality gall-nuts produced by the insect called Cynips insana
(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants any location known for vice and corruption