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Originally a citizen of the town of Sodom, one of the cities of the plain near the Dead Sea (Genesis 13:12 ). The term came to mean a male who has sexual relations with another male. The wickedness of Sodom became proverbial (see Genesis 19:1-11 ). See Homosexuality; Sex.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sodomite'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/sodomite.html. 1991.

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Sodomite