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|A wicked city that was destroyed ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/23.19?lang=eng#18 2 Nephi 23:19] = [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/13.19?lang=eng#18 Isaiah 13:19])
|Ancient city that was destroyed ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/23.19?lang=eng#18 2 Nephi 23:19] = [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/13.19?lang=eng#18 Isaiah 13:19])
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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


Hebrew ''‘ămōrā'' = LXX Greek ''gomoppa''.
The GN '''GOMORRAH''' refers to an ancient city south of the Dead Sea that, along with SOdom, was destroyed by God. It occurs in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical city but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN.


For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.  
See [[CUMORAH|C<small>UMORAH</small>]].


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''

Revision as of 11:23, 24 June 2013

Biblical GN 1. Ancient city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 23:19 = Isaiah 13:19)

Etymology

The GN GOMORRAH refers to an ancient city south of the Dead Sea that, along with SOdom, was destroyed by God. It occurs in the ISAIAH section of 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical city but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN.

See CUMORAH.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐘𐐄𐐣𐐉𐐡𐐂 (ɡoʊmɒrɑː)

Notes