Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Biblia Figurata by Raphael de Mercatelis© Archive
- Emmanuel Isaiah Smith
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min read
Archives of Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent. 16th Century. ---God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone. The sodomite men of these cities were extremely violent and practiced sodomy, of which the word 'sodomite' is derived, an act considered abominable before the God of the Israelites.--- (The book of Genesis)

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