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Is “Fire and brimstone” in the Bible?
Yes. “Fire and brimstone” is in the Bible, at Genesis 19:24. It is how Genesis describes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Genesis 19:24.
It is how Genesis describes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The verse
Then Yahweh rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from Yahweh out of the heavens.
Genesis 19:24 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Brimstone is an old word for sulfur. The pair became the Bible’s picture of God’s judgment. Today it describes preaching that dwells on hell.
Also in the Bible
On the wicked he will rain down snares; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind will be the portion of their cup.
Psalm 11:6 · open the chapter →
But on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:29 · open the chapter →
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Is “Fire and brimstone” in the Bible?
Yes. “Fire and brimstone” is in the Bible, at Genesis 19:24. These exact words are in the King James Bible, at Psalm 11:6. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. It is how Genesis describes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Where in the Bible is “Fire and brimstone”?
In Genesis 19:24, and also Psalm 11:6 and Luke 17:29. In the Lumin Translation, Genesis 19:24 reads: “Then Yahweh rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from Yahweh out of the heavens.”
Who said “Fire and brimstone”?
It is how Genesis describes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
What does “Fire and brimstone” mean in the Bible?
Brimstone is an old word for sulfur. The pair became the Bible’s picture of God’s judgment. Today it describes preaching that dwells on hell.
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