Why did the Lord destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?

Why did the Lord destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?

In the Genesis account, God reveals to Abraham that Sodom and Gomorrah are to be destroyed for their grave sins (18:20). Abraham pleads for the lives of any righteous people living there, especially the lives of his nephew, Lot, and his family.

Who was spared from Sodom and Gomorrah?

Lot and his two daughters are saved, but his wife disregards the angels’ warning, looks back, and is turned into a pillar of salt.

How many survived Sodom and Gomorrah?

Lot and his two daughters would be the only people who survived the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Who was the nephew of Abraham who survived God’s destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?

In Islamic tradition, Lut lived in Ur and was a nephew of Ibrahim (Abraham). He migrated with Ibrahim to Canaan and was commissioned as a prophet to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Why did God save Lot from Sodom?

God had decided to destroy the cities because of their utter wickedness and transcending evil. Lot was saved because he was not consumed by evil, even though he did not value his daughters and considered them to secondary to the lives of strangers who he had welcomed into his home.

Why did Lot hesitate to leave Sodom?

Why would Lot hesitate to leave? When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city . God’s mercy made the angel force them to leave the city. It could be because the sons-in-law were not with them.

Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”