Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

The day before the destruction, God gave Abraham a chance to pray for the evil inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah. Unfortunately, even Abraham’s prayers were not enough to change the decree, but his prayers did end up saving his nephew Lot.

God then sent two angels to warn Lot and his family about the impending destruction of the cities. Lot invited them in, arousing the anger of his fellow townspeople, who threatened to sodomize Lot and the angels (who appeared as men).

As the morning broke, the angels told Lot, his wife, and two daughters to flee from the city, and not look back. Lot’s wife disobeyed and turned into a pillar of salt.

Meanwhile, God rained down sulfur and fire from heaven on both cities as punishment for their sins, completely destroying them and the land around them.