Explaining the words, "the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great ("rabbah", )," in , the Gemara told the story of a certain maiden ("ribah") in Sodom who gave some bread to a poor man, hiding it in a pitcher. When the people of Sodom found out about her generosity, they punished her by smearing her with honey and placing her on the city wall, where the bees consumed her. Rav Judah thus taught in Rav's name that indicates that God destroyed Sodom on account of the maiden ("ribah").