What two cities did God destroy with fire because of their great wickedness?

• A. Gomorrah
• B. Sodom
• C. Nazareth
• D. Sodom and Gomorrah

Answer: (D)

These events show how seriously God treats wickedness and the kind of judgment that follows. In Genesis 18–19, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are described as so wicked that God decides to destroy them. Angels visit Lot, but the people of the cities are found to be deeply corrupt, and fire and brimstone rain down from heaven to purge the place. Lot and his family are spared, though Lot’s wife looks back and is turned into a pillar of salt. Because the sin was pervasive in both places, the Bible refers to them together as Sodom and Gomorrah, using the pair as a caution about extreme corruption and divine judgment. Nazareth isn’t connected to this event, and naming only one city wouldn’t convey the full story as it’s told.