The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have come to epitomize moral depravity and cruelty. As we read in this week’s Torah portion, G‑d’s only recourse was to completely destroy them and their environs. Scripture is characteristically sparse when telling us of their failures, only saying that “the people of Sodom were bad, sinning to G‑d very much.” Talmudic and Midrashic sources give us a much fuller account of the hair-raising wickedness and godlessness that characterized these towns. ![]() ![]() Nov 15, 2015 - Sodom and Gomorrah) that were destroyed by a biblical “fire and brimstone”. The five cities destroyed by the “fire and brimstone” storm are further. Separate from the Lisan Formation and were laid down at a different time. According to the Torah, the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah were allied with the cities of Admah, Zeboim, and Bela. These five cities, also known as the 'cities of the plain' (from Genesis in the Authorized Version), were situated on the Jordan River plain in the southern region of the land of Canaan. Sodomite Hospitality The Sodomites enjoyed a relatively high standard of living. Regarding Sodom, the Torah tells us that the entire plain was “well-watered.. Like the garden of G‑d,” and it follows that the crops were plentiful and good. The selfish Sodomites did not want to share this bounty with outsiders. To this end, they enacted laws and took great pains to repel travelers. For example, in order to enter Sodom, one had to cross a river. The townspeople built a bridge over the river, and charged a fee of four zuzim for all who chose to cross it. Now, should someone try to bypass the toll by swimming across the river, the law was that he would pay a double fee of eight zuzim as a penalty. It once happened that a traveler, ignorant of the local custom, swam across the river, hoping to save himself four zuzim. As he tried to enter the city, the guards stopped him. “Pay the bridge fee!” they demanded. “But I did not use the bridge,” the hapless fellow replied. “I swam across the river instead.” “In that case, you owe us eight zuzim.” The stranger refused to pay the exorbitant fee, and the guards soundly beat him. When they were finished with him, the wounded man dragged himself to the magistrate and demanded recompense for his suffering. The judge listened carefully to his tale of woe and then issued his verdict: “For having crossed the river, you owe eight zuzim, as is the law. In 2008, Patterson joined with Australian-born producer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter and Copenhagen-based electro-soul songstress to form the London-based alternative soul/pop/funk trio, who released their self-titled album through RCA (UK) in the summer of 2008. 2009–Present: Bleuphoria, Touring, New Album [ ] After the release of Wines and Spirits, Rahsaan resumed touring throughout the U.S. Rashawn patterson singer. And overseas, and working with several recording artists'. Megatrax upright music. Megatrax is the go-to production music library for TV, film, radio, promotion and advertising worldwide. MX 431 You Asked For It! MX 430 Horror Soundscapes. MX 429 Cinematic Soundscapes 7. MX 428 Cinematic Soundscapes 6. MX 427 IndiePop. MX 426 Female Hip Hop. MX 425 Uplifting Indie. MX 424 Dystopia. MX 423 Dream Pop. Upright Music Vesterbrogade 74, 4 DK-1620 Copenhagen. As to the beating, you must reward each of the fine gentlemen at the gate, because everyone knows the medical benefit of an occasional bloodletting.” The Talmud does not tell us what happened next to the poor man. However, we hope that he left posthaste, because an even worse fate awaited those who chose to remain. The thoughtful Sodomites provided guest houses in their city, each with beds of a single standard size. When a guest came looking for lodgings, they would make sure that the bed fit perfectly. If he was shorter than the bed, his hosts would stretch him out until he fit. Should he be too tall for the bed, they would hack off his feet. An unfortunate beggar once wandered into Sodom and began going from door to door, begging for alms.
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