Why did God destroy Sodom & Gomorrah ?

[th1bill]

Yes 8 people survived the flood and according to the Bible the Sons of God and the daughters of men had children who were giants. The Sons of God in Genesis 6 are fallen angels

That is not the subject here and I'm not running that rabbit trail today.

 

[RileyG]

Inhospitality, also sexual sin.

 

[SavedByGrace3]

Inhospitality, also sexual sin.

You could also assume that wanting to rape and sodomize visitors to your town would be considered very inhospitable.

 

[RileyG]

You could also assume that wanting to rape and sodomize visitors to your town would be considered very inhospitable.

well...it was a very wicked city, so yes, that's true.

 

[BPPLEE]

That is not the subject here and I'm not running that rabbit trail today.

Agreed, it's off topic

 

[eleos1954]

I believe that Og & his brother Siren survived the flood who then settled in the land of Cannon & is where Abraham settled to while Lot settled in the city of Sodom which was in the land of Cannon.

Og was King of the Rephaites;

The Hebrew Bible tells us that they were part of the 'Anakim' {ענקים} – which is a Hebrew adjective that means 'giants. ' This means that the 'Rephaim' {רפאים} were a nation of giants who resided mainly in the Land of Moab but also lived in other places.

Therefore I contend that Sodom & Gomorrah was strewn with these long neck people.

The name “Anakim” most likely means “long-necked,” i.e., “tall.” The Hebrews thought them to be descendants of the Nephilim, a powerful race.

The Nephilim are mentioned just before the Flood account in Genesis 6:4, which states: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went in to the daughters of humans, who bore children to them. These were the heroes that were of old, warriors of renown.

Mankind started with Adam & Eve (humans). Noah and his family were the only ones left to continue the human race ... there is the line of godly people and ungodly people ... the line "split" those of Abel and those from the line of Cain. All of mankind is from one of those lines. Son's of God are those who served Yahweh ... sons's of men are those who served idols. They were mighty men, strong and large in stature,

Genesis 6:4 Lexicon: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Nothing here depicting the Nephilim as "angels". In fact states clearly they were men (mankind), mighty MEN (mankind)

In the days of Noah there were those who worshiped idols and also afterwards.

The point is there were two lineages ... one from Cain and one from Able, both of whom were human ... and the world was populated via those two lines.

 

[BPPLEE]

The Nephilim are mentioned just before the Flood account in Genesis 6:4, which states: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went in to the daughters of humans, who bore children to them. These were the heroes that were of old, warriors of renown.

Mankind started with Adam & Eve (humans). Noah and his family were the only ones left to continue the human race ... there is the line of godly people and ungodly people ... the line "split" those of Abel and those from the line of Cain. All of mankind is from one of those lines. Son's of God are those who served Yahweh ... sons's of men are those who served idols. They were mighty men, strong and large in stature,

Genesis 6:4 Lexicon: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Nothing here depicting the Nephilim as "angels". In fact states clearly they were men (mankind), mighty MEN (mankind)

In the days of Noah there were those who worshiped idols and also afterwards.

The point is there were two lineages ... one from Cain and one from Able, both of whom were human ... and the world was populated via those two lines.

If that was the case why would their children be giants and called Nephilim?

 

[Apple Sky]

The Nephilim are mentioned just before the Flood account in Genesis 6:4, which states: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went in to the daughters of humans, who bore children to them. These were the heroes that were of old, warriors of renown.

Mankind started with Adam & Eve (humans). Noah and his family were the only ones left to continue the human race ... there is the line of godly people and ungodly people ... the line "split" those of Abel and those from the line of Cain. All of mankind is from one of those lines. Son's of God are those who served Yahweh ... sons's of men are those who served idols. They were mighty men, strong and large in stature,

Genesis 6:4 Lexicon: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Nothing here depicting the Nephilim as "angels". In fact states clearly they were men (mankind), mighty MEN (mankind)

In the days of Noah there were those who worshiped idols and also afterwards.

The point is there were two lineages ... one from Cain and one from Able, both of whom were human ... and the world was populated via those two lines.

Well if this is the case how did Og & his brother survive ?

 

[RileyG]

Well if this is the case how did Og & his brother survive ?

It depends if you take Genesis literally or not.

 

[BPPLEE]

Well if this is the case how did Og & his brother survive ?

It happened again after the flood , they didn't survive the flood

 

[Apple Sky]

It happened again after the flood , they didn't survive the flood

Where did it happen again, did it happen again in Sodom & Gomorrah ?

 

[BPPLEE]

Where did it happen again, did it happen again in Sodom & Gomorrah ?

I haven't read anything about giants in Sodom and Gomorrah.

 

[RileyG]

I haven't read anything about giants in Sodom and Gomorrah.

Neither have I.

 

[Apple Sky]

I haven't read anything about giants in Sodom and Gomorrah.

By Gary Wayne
There is no conclusive biblical evidence to support such a claim, but the coincidence of the Nephilim’s presence in Sodom and the adjacent areas is inappropriate to ignore, just as the presence of the Nephilim in the Amorite and Amalekite nations was no coincidence. Furthermore, when we consider that Jude 1:6 connects sexual perversion of Sodom with sexual perversion of angels and we know that Nephilim were in the Sodom region at that time, the connection becomes firmly cemented with circumstantial evidence.

 

[RileyG]

"In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire." Jude 1:7

Like it or not....it was definitely homosexuality....look at the end of Judges as well....God still hates that sin.