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2641 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sodom.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Sodom.” It has been concluded, from this and from other considerations, that the cities of the plain stood at the southern end of the Dead Sea. Others, however …
2642 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sodoma.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Sodoma — ( Romans 9:29; R.V., “Sodom”), the Greek form for Sodom.
2643 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sodomites.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Sodomites — those who imitated the licentious wickedness of Sodom ( Deuteronomy 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24; Romans 1:26, Romans 1:27 ). Asa destroyed them “out of the land” ( 1 Kings 15:12 ), as did also his son Jehoshaphat ( 1 Kings 22:46 ).
2644 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Thorn.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Sodom,” which grows very abundantly in the Jordan valley. “It is a shrubby plant, from 3 to 5 feet high, with very branching stems, thickly clad with spines, like …
2645 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Vine of Sodom.1 (Matthew G. Easton)
Vine of Sodom
2646 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Vine of Sodom.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Sodom — referred to only in Deuteronomy 32:32. Among the many conjectures as to this tree, the most probable is that it is the ‘osher of the Arabs, which abounds …
2647 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zeboim.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ” of Sodom, generally coupled with Admah ( Genesis 10:19; Genesis 14:2; Deuteronomy 29:23; Hosea 11:8 ). It had a king of its own (Shemeber), and was therefore a place of some …
2648 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zoar.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… from Sodom ( Genesis 19:22, Genesis 19:23 ). It was originally called Bela ( Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 ). It is referred to by the prophets Isaiah ( Isaiah 15:5 ) and Jeremiah …
2649 Etymology dictionary, p. ass (n.2).3
… in "Sodom or the Quintessence of Debauchery": "I would advise you, sir, to make a pass/Once more at Pockenello's loyal arse." It is perhaps as early as Shakespeare's …
2650 Etymology dictionary, p. faggot (n.2).4
… of Sodom and Gomorrah), but in England, where parliament had made homosexuality a capital offense in 1533, hanging was the method prescribed. Use of faggot …
2651 Etymology dictionary, p. Sodom (n.).1
Sodom (n.)
2652 Etymology dictionary, p. Sodom (n.).2
… French Sodome, Latin Sodoma, ultimately from Hebrew s'dom, which is of unknown origin.
2653 Etymology dictionary, p. sodomize (v.).1
sodomize (v.)
2654 Etymology dictionary, p. sodomize (v.).2
… : Sodomized; sodomizing. In Dutch slang, besodemieteren means "to deceive," and perhaps is built from the traditional notion of "corruption" in Sodom.
2655 Etymology dictionary, p. sodomy (n.).2
… Biblical Sodom, especially between men but also with beasts, from Old French sodomie. Compare Late Latin peccatum Sodomiticum "anal sex," literally "the sin …
2656 Etymology dictionary, p. sodomise (v.).1
sodomise (v.)
2657 Etymology dictionary, p. sodomise (v.).2
chiefly British English spelling of sodomize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Sodomised; sodomising .
2658 Etymology dictionary, p. sodomite (n.).2
… of Sodom; sodomite," also a general term of abuse, or directly from Late Latin Sodomita, from Greek Sodomit ē s "inhabitant of Sodom" (see Sodom, also sodomy ).
2659 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abimelech.3
… of Sodom Abraham journeyed with his herds and flocks into the extreme Southeast country of Palestine ( Genesis 20:1 - 18 ). While sojourning at Gerar, the city …
2660 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Abraham.37
… of Sodom. Lot and his family, saved thus by human fidelity and Divine clemency, exhibit in the moral traits shown in their escape and subsequent life the degeneration …