The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2307 page)
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Pañj
b
family to which belonged most of the Sikh
Gur
s
. Present-day So
h
s of
Kart
rpur
own the Kart
rpur
di Granth
.
bfamily to which belonged most of the SikhGur
s. Present-day So
hs ofKart
rpurown the Kart
rpurdi Granth.
Sodom and Gomorrah
.
.
Two cities near the Jordan river. According to Genesis 18 and 19, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God despite the pleas of the
patriarch
Abraham
because of their extreme wickedness. The biblical understanding of the offence of the cities seems to have been that it is one of disregarding the obligations of hospitality.
patriarch
Abraham
because of their extreme wickedness. The biblical understanding of the offence of the cities seems to have been that it is one of disregarding the obligations of hospitality.
Soelle, D.
(Christian theologian):
(Christian theologian):
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