Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis and throughout the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and in the deuterocanonical books, as well as in the Quran and the hadith. According to the Torah, the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah were allied with the cities of Admah, Zeboim, and Bela. These five cities, also known as the "cities of the plain" (from Genesis in the Authorized Version), were situated on the Jordan River plain in the southern region of the land of Canaan. The plain was compared to the garden of Eden as
The Destruction of Sodom And Gomorrah of his paintings. It is 136.3 x 212.3 cm. in size. It is in the collection of the Laing Art Gallery. Several other of Martin's paintings contain apocalyptic tendencies: the "Fall of Babylon" (1831), "The Fall of Nineveh", "Divine vengeance", "Pandemonium" (1841) and "The Eve of the Deluge" (1840). Many regarded Martin while he lived as a great British artist, surpassed only by his older contemporary colleague J. M. W. Turner, who he had a competition with for recognition. But John Martin's reputation declined after his death. The Destruction of Sodom And Gomorrah The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is