It might naturally be supposed that the sacred reviser of the text had inserted it here, had we not grounds for a contrary supposition. It opens up to the view one of the ancient scenes of human activity. Paran lay west of Mount Seir and south of Palestine, and stretched into the peninsula of Sinai, where the name may yet be preserved in Wady Feiran. JPS Tanakh 1917 Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain. ... Just people Sodom and Gomorrah shows children there and Bible raises the question. Lot, the nephew of Abram, is among the prisoners of war. The site of Ashteroth Carnaim has not been ascertained. If the latter be accepted, Kedorlaomer is an Arian; Tidal, a Turanian; Amraphel, a Hamite; and Ariok, a Shemite. Sodom was ... Tar pits are common in this area that is so rich in bitumen that large amounts bubble to the surface and even float on the Dead Sea. 14:10). Now this vale being full of such pits, the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah chose it to fight in, and here drew up in a line of battle, hoping that the enemy, being ignorant of them, would fall into them and perish, and their ranks be broke and fall into confusion; but as it often is, that the pit men dig and contrive for others they fall into themselves, so it was in this case: and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled: the battle going hard against them, and they not able to stand before their enemies: and fell there, or "into them"; the slimepits, or fountains of bitumen, into which they precipitately fell, and many perished; or of their own accord they threw themselves into them for their own safety, as some think; though the sense may be this, that there was a great slaughter of them made there, as the word is frequently used, see 1 Samuel 4:10; this is to be understood not of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah; for it is certain that they were preserved alive, at least the king of Sodom, for we hear of him afterwards, Genesis 14:17; but of their soldiers: and they that remained fled to the mountain: or mountains hard by, where Lot after went when Sodom was destroyed, Genesis 19:30; hither such fled that escaped the sword of the enemy, or perished not in the slimepits, judging it more safe to be there, than to be in their cities, which would fall into the hands of their enemies, and be plundered by them, and where they would be in danger of losing their lives. Fell there - It either signifies they were defeated on this spot, and many of them slain, or that multitudes of them had perished in the bitumen-pits which abounded there; that the place was full of pits we learn from the Hebrew, which reads here בארת בארת beeroth beeroth, pits, pits, i.e., multitudes of pits. Hence, we perceive that the unity, the omnipotence, and the absolute pre-eminence of God were still living in the memory and conscience of a section at least of the inhabitants of this land. The matter of primary importance, as has been already noted, is the existence of a community of pure worshippers of the true God in the land of Kenaan, antecedent to Abram. In Genesis 14, the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Zoar, Admah, and Zeboim all rebel against him and raise an army. And his special call to Abram is given with a view to the final removal of all obstacles to the acceptance and application of this his everlasting covenant. He was a mediator between God and man, representing God holding out the hand of mercy, and man reaching forth the hand of faith. ברע bera‛ Bera‹, “gift?” ברשׁע bı̂rsha Birsha‹, “long and thick?” Arabic שׁנאב shı̂n'āb Shinab, “coolness?” אדמה 'admâh Admah, “red soil” שׁמאבר shem'ēber Shemeber, “high-soaring?” צביים; tsebôyı̂ym Tseboim, “gazelles.” בלע bela‛ Bela‹, “devouring.”, 3. 8 But now the army of the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (now called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea [2] 9 against King Kedorlaomer of Elam and the kings of Goiim, Babylonia, and Ellasarâfour kings against five. Psalm 83:10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. The genealogy of Melkizedec seems designedly veiled in impenetrable obscurity. They were afterward absorbed into the Edomites. The kings of Sodom and Amorah fled toward these pits, and seem to have fallen into them and perished. Traces of them are found as far north as Ephraim Judges 5:14; Judges 12:15. - Genesis 14:10 The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and began their long journey 窶ｦ The cities' destruction. Lower Shinar includes also Ur of the Kasdim; and hence, Ariok probably represents that race. The king of Sodom concedes to Abram, according to custom, the spoils of conquest as his right, and claims for himself only his subjects who had been rescued from the foe. Some fell into tar pits in the valley (Genesis 14:10). Showing up to 25. For this reason, it has commonly been taken for granted that pits of bitumen existed in the Dead Sea area, and into which the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell after losing a battle in the vale of Siddim in the Dead Sea region (Genesis, 14:10). Within this area arose a city which, amidst all the changes of dynasty that have come over it, has maintained its prosperity to the present day, when it has one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants. Others escaped to the hills. Siddim is thought to be located on the southern end of the Dead Sea where modern bitumen deposits have been found, evocative of the tar pits (asphalt, slime pits) mentioned in Genesis 14:10. “The dale of Shaveh, which is the King‘s dale.” The word עמק ‛ēmeq is rendered here uniformly by the familiar term “dale.” The dale of Shaveh is here explained by the “King‘s dale.” This phrase occurs at a period long subsequent as the name of the valley in which Absalom reared his pillar 2 Samuel 18:18. [ Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed] That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Genesis 14:10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills. An Eastern, in fixing the points of the heavens, faces the rising sun, in which position the east is before him, the west behind, the south at the right hand, and the north at the left. Sodom is the most impressive. משׁפט עין ‛eyn -mı̂shpāṭ ‹En-mishpat, “well of judgment.” קדשׁ qādēsh Qadesh, “consecrated.” עמלקי ‛ǎmālēkı̂y ‹Amaleki, “a people that licks up.” תמר חצצן chatstson -tāmār Chatsatson-tamar, “cuttiny of the palm.”. "The Lord rained down brimstone and ). The Horites were perhaps a Shemite tribe, the aboriginal inhabitants of Mount Seir, where they dwelt in caves; such as are still to be seen in Petra and other places around. Kedorlaomer and his allies then ransack Sodom and Gomorrah, taking all their possessions, all their food, and carrying a ton of their citizens off. This league was, it is evident from the result, for mutual defense. Answer 31 of 39: There are videos on youtube showing that Sodom and Gomorrah have been found. LOT CAPTURED Answer 11 of 39: There are videos on youtube showing that Sodom and Gomorrah have been found. But there may have been a third way to Damascus, passing Tell el-Kady; this place itself is on the east side of the main stream of the Jordan, and the expression רען דנה dānâh ya'an is confessedly obscure. In close connection with the preceding sentence, it seems to intimate that the bringing forth of bread and wine was a priestly act, and, accordingly, the crowning part of a sacred feast. Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. At all events, it renders it extremely probable that a sacrifice had been offered to God, through the intervention of Melkizedec, before he brought forth the bread and wine of the accepted feast. Tar Pits. And as the army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some slipped into the tar pits, while the rest escaped into the mountains. If the former alternative be adopted, we may have two Shemite languages among the four. The most high God. The Horites are found in Mount Seir. He must have felt that there was danger of moral contamination in coming into any political relationship with the cities of the vale. In the 1980s, parts of the song were arranged in a totally different way. A remnant of them only lingered in the country when the Israelites arrived Deuteronomy 2:20; Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:13. To lift this veil entirely is therefore hopeless. Lot Seized by the Four Kings 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. It is not likely that Kenaan would furnish a priest of the most high God. They may have been previously dependent on the dominant power in Shinar, and connected with it by national descent. The whole city of Sodom is there with its sphinxes. The terms on which the conquered tribes were to “serve” them could be settled by negotiation. As the angry men 窶ｦ This was the extreme point of their march southward. And, moreover, Abram is here distinguished as the Hebrew, just as his confederate Mamre is distinguished as the Amorite. “Blessed be Abram.” It is the part of the father to bless the child, of the patriarch or superior to bless the subject or inferior, and of the priest to bless the people Hebrews 7:7. “His trained men.” Abram had now a company of three hundred and eighteen trained men, born in his own house; which implies a following of more than one thousand men, women, and children. They made war. and the borders of Canaan reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha. At and after that time the Amorite and the Jebusite seem to have been in possession of the city Joshua 10:5; Judges 1:21. The unselfish, unsectarian heart of the heir of special promise, bows in acknowledgment of the representative of the universal and anterior covenant of God with Noah. We have reason to believe that this was not the sole line in which this precious tradition was still preserved in comparative purity and power. 14:10). They either, 1. He has realized therein a harmony of the laws of intelligence and design; everything meets and matches all that comes into contact with it; and all together form a cosmos, a system of things, a unity of types and antitypes. The language of Heber, therefore, was in the country before the latter arrived. He blesses Abram. And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits,.... Or "wells" or "fountains of slime" or bitumen; a liquid of a pitchy nature, cast out of fountains, and which was used for a cement in buildings; such fountains were near Babylon; see Gill on Genesis 11:3; so that this place was naturally prepared for what it was designed to be, a bituminous lake; and hence, when turned into one, it was called the lake Asphaltites, from this slime or bitumen, called by the Greeks "asphaltos". Sodoma i Gomora (hebr. into them. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, and they that remained fled to the mountain, And he was priest to the most high God. We have here no mere local or national deity, with limited power and province, but the sole and supreme God of the universe and of man. Slime-pits - Places where asphaltus or bitumen sprang out of the ground; this substance abounded in that country. Its introduction here intimates that there were other descendants of Heber besides Abram already in the land. The tar pits are in the valley of Siddim; not Sodom and Gomorrah. They are supposed to be the same as the Zamzummin, who were dispossessed by the Ammonites. Genesis 19:24-25 informs us that the Lord destroyed the first 4 cities with fire and burning sulphur, because of the wicked evil the people opf those cities did in the Lord窶冱 sight (Genesis 18:20-21). The Zuzim dwelt between the Jabbok and the Arnon. Abram himself had come from Ur Kasdim. Abram Rescues Lot 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar窶杷our kings against five. But those who survived fled to the hill country. a quadraliteral; related: “hasty, active, alert.”, 18. The cities' destruction. - This is a very significant act. In the form of benediction employed we have two parts: the former of which is strictly a blessing or asking of good things for the person in question. In after times they were by divine appointment placed on the table of the presence in the tabernacle Exodus 25:29-30. They lay on the east of the Salt Sea, and were afterward conquered by the Moabites, who gave them this name Deuteronomy 2:10-11. 11 The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with It was not the first visit probably of these marauders to the same lands. Sodom and Gomorrah are ruled by Bera and Birsha, respectively, although their kingship is not sovereign because the Jordan plain has been under the rule of Chedorlaomer the Elamite for twelve years. Search results for: sodom and gomorrah 25 verses with all terms, 29703 verses with some. Their armies flee to the mountains. So it seems that sink holes of the same type occurring nowadays around the Dead Sea were also a phenomenon in Biblical times when they trapped the armies of the kings of Sodomand Gomorrah. With the exception of the territory of Bela it was afterward submerged and formed part of the basin of the Salt Sea. - Genesis 14:10; The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and The Most High God is here further designated as the Founder of heaven and earth, the great Architect or Builder, and, therefore, Possessor of all things. This route, by the north of Damascus, illustrates the necessity of advancing far north to get round the desert intervening between Shinar and the cities of the plain. At one time the Valley of Siddim, located near Sodom and Gomorrah in the Dead Sea area, was noted for its â pits upon pits of bitumenâ (â slimepits,â KJ). Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, so when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of their people fell into them, while the rest fled to the hill country. - Genesis 14:10 The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and began their long journey 窶ｦ In a survey of the Jordan Valley in 1924, conducted by famed archaeologist and Biblical scholar William F. Albright, five ancient cities were found off the south-eastern shore of the Dead Sea, in the general location the Bible places Sodom, Gomorrah, 窶ｦ Abram and his confederates found the enemy secure and at their ease, not expecting pursuit. “The Hebrew.” This designation is given to Abram plainly for the purpose of connecting him with Lot. Instead of “field,” the Septuagint has ἄρχοντας archontas “rulers” of Amalek; but this reading is not supported. SODOM & GOMORRAH The ideal opener, as far as I am concerned. Siddim is thought to be located on the southern end of the Dead Sea where modern bitumen deposits have been found, evocative of the tar pits (asphalt, slime pits) mentioned in Genesis 14:10. And, lastly, the mode of worship was of such a nature as to represent the doctrine and acknowledge the necessity of an atonement, since it was performed by means of a priest. 窶廸ow the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. The battle takes place in the valley of Siddim which incidentally is full of tar pits. Thus, he performs the part of a mediator. He is probably a Shemite, as the country over which he ruled received its name from a son of Shem Genesis 10:22. The spirit of despotism had descended from Nimrod to the present potentates of the East, and prompted them to aim at universal empire. They were conquered in Peraea by the Amorites, a branch of the Kenaanite family; and by the descendants of Lot, the Ammonites and Moabites. 8 Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in the Valley of Siddim and fought 9 against the kings of Elam, Goiim, Babylonia, and Ellasar, five kings against four. Chedorlaomerâs alliance loots Sodom and Gomorrah, taking their people, possessions, and food supply. The identity of the King‘s dale with the valley cast of Jerusalem, through which the Kedron flows, corresponds very well with the present passage. But instead, they meet defeat. And the Most High God, Founder and Upholder of heaven and earth, thereby guarantees its validity for all who in every place call on his name in sincerity and truth. The Battle of Siddim is described in Genesis 14:1â17. 10 There were many tar pits in the Valley of Siddim, and as the defeated kings of Sodom and Gomorrah ran away, some of their men # 14:10. Sodom" by 窶ｦ זוּזים zûzı̂ym Zuzim; related: “glance, gush.” הם hām Ham, “rush, sound, crowd.” אימים 'eymı̂ym Emim, “terrible.” שׁיח־קריתים shāvēh -qı̂ryātāyı̂m Shaveh, “plain”; Qiriathaim, “two cities;” related: “meet.”, 6. As it happened, the valley was filled with tar pits. The Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. 15. It was not prudent to delay while they were encumbered with so much valuable property. The king of Shalem, by name king of righteousness, and by office king of peace, “brought forth bread and wine.” These are the standing elements of a simple repast for the refreshment of the body. He is the lord paramount of the others, and commander-in-chief of the united forces. The escaped party inform Abram when one of their number does so. The dale is the deep valley or glen in which these kings dwelt on the banks of the Jordan, or the salt lake into which it flowed. 窶彜ome of their men窶�: while the text seems to suggest that the kings fell into the tar pits, verse 17 makes it clear that at least the king of Sodom had not died. This act of Abram, though recorded last, may have taken place at the commencement of the interview. The region around the Dead Sea where Sodom and Gomorrah were situated contained tar pits, sulphur and natural gases (cf. Lot, a nephew of the Hebrew patriarch Abraham, moved into Sodom to live. 10 Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell into them. One branch of them, the Joctanites, were the first stock of Arabia‘s inhabitants, and the Palgites may have been the earliest settlers in the adjacent Palestine. An interesting glimpse is at the same time presented of the daring and doing of fierce ambition in those early times. A combination of an earthquake and lightning could have caused an explosion similar to that of a volcano, resulting in burning sulphur raining down over the cities (and over Lot窶冱 wife). We have also an epithet of God, “Elion the most high,” now appearing for the first time. Sodom was the primary city of a group of five Dead Sea cities: Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar). These were early forms of approach to God. Here, accordingly, Melkizedec assumes and Abram concedes to him the superiority. A confederacy of potentates enter upon an extensive raid or foray, in which Lot is taken captive. He was also in league with Mamre and his brothers Eshkol and Aner. Lot Seized by the Four Kings 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. Balaam calls Amalek the beginning of the nations Numbers 24:20; but this cannot be understood absolutely, as the name does not even occur in the table of nations. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. Thinking that the tar pits in the valley of Siddim will be a natural defense, Sodom and Gomorrah kings, along with their southern allies, prepare for battle. The former is not on the road to Damascus, while the latter was north of Gilead, and may have been near the route either by the south of the sea of Kinnereth, or of the waters of Merom. Held at that remote period perhaps by some Hebrew, it fell at length into the hands of the Sidonians 2 Samuel 24:6. The knowledge of the true God, the confession of the one everlasting supreme Creator of heaven and earth, the existence of a stated form of worship by means of a priest and a ritual attested by Abram the elect of God, in a community belonging to the Gentiles, form at once a remarkable vindication of the justice and mercy of God in having made known to all mankind the mode of acceptable approach to himself, and a singular evidence that such a revelation had been made to Noah, from whom alone it could have descended to the whole race, and consequently to this particular branch of it.
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