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5 articles found for “Birsha”

• Shinab

  [People]

  Shinab was a king of Admah mentioned in Genesis 14. He was one of the five kings who fought against the coalition of four kings led by Chedorlaomer.

• Sodom and Gomorrah

  [Bible]

  Sodom and Gomorrah were cities of the plain of the Jordan described in Genesis. They were destroyed by brimstone and fire from heaven because of their wickedness, and throughout the Bible they are repeatedly cited as an example of God's judgment.

• Gomorrah

  [Bible]

  Gomorrah was a city in the plain of the Jordan mentioned in the Old Testament book of Genesis. Destroyed by God's judgment together with Sodom, its name is used throughout Scripture as a symbol of sin and judgment.

• Shemeber

  [People]

  Shemeber was the king of Zeboiim mentioned in Genesis 14. In the time of Abraham, he was one of five kings in the region of Canaan who fought against a coalition of four kings led by Chedorlaomer.

• Bera

  [People]

  Bera was the king of Sodom mentioned in Genesis 14. He fought against the coalition led by Chedorlaomer and was defeated. When Abram returned after rescuing Lot, Bera proposed that Abram return the people and keep the goods for himself, but Abram refused.