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Sodom

Ancient name
Sodom
Modern name
Sodom
Modern country
Israel
Sodom was a Biblical city destroyed by God for its sins. Medieval Christians believed the Dead Sea was formed by God's destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, so the Dead Sea was often known as the Lake of Sodom (lago di sodoma) and some Sfera manuscripts show the ruins of Sodom under the waters of the Dead Sea.
Coordinates
31.07, 35.4

The toponym Sodom appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P050

Variant spellings of Sodom in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
rodomo Ricc8
Sodoma Luc2, Med1
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Sodom.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sodom/.