Dictionaries :: Sodomites

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Sodomites:

those who imitated the licentious wickedness of Sodom (Deu 23:17; 1Ki 14:24; Rom 1:26,27). Asa destroyed them "out of the land" (1Ki 15:12), as did also his son Jehoshaphat (22:46).

Nave's Topical Bible

Sodomites: Definition Of

The inhabitants of Sodom, many of whom openly practiced homosexuality

Sodomites: Wickedness Of

Gen 19:4-14

Sodomites: Destroyed by Fire as a Judgement

Gen 19:24, 25

Sodomites: To Be Judged According to Opportunity

Mat 11:24; Luk 10:12

Sodomites: A Proverbial Term of Reproach

Applied to those who practiced sodomy (ritual homosexuality),

Deu 23:17; 1Ki 14:24; 15:12; 22:46; 2Ki 23:7; Job 36:14 [marg.].

Sodomites: The Word "Harlot"

("Shrine Prostitute" (N.I.V.)),

Gen 38:21, 22;

and is applied to males,

Deu 23:17;

and is the translation of a Hebrew feminine form of the word translated elsewhere "sodomite,"

Hsa 4:14.

Sodomites: Reference Concerning

See SODOMY

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Sodomites:

This word does not denote the inhabitants of Sodom; but it is employed in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament for those who practiced as a religious rite the abominable and unnatural vice from which the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah have derived their lasting infamy.