The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

Lot looked out and saw that the entire Jordan Valley as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the valley and set up his tent near Sodom.

Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly against the Lord.

waged war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, as well as the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and lined up for battle in the Valley of Siddim

Now the Valley of Siddim contained many asphalt pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, but the rest fled to the mountains.

The four kings took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and went on.

They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and they went on.

After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the possessions for yourself.”

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

The men got up from there and looked out over Sodom, and Abraham was walking with them to see them off.

Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.

The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

The Lord said, “If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at Sodom’s gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground

Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house.

Then out of the sky the Lord rained burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord.

He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw that smoke was going up from the land like the smoke of a furnace.