Jihad at Sodom and Gomorrah

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A Parallel Story
[Book of Judges, Chapter 20]
15. And they turned aside there to come to and lodge in Gibeah. And he came and sat in the thoroughfare of the city, but no one brought them home to lodge.
16. And behold an old man came from his work out of the field at evening, and the man was from the mountain of Ephraim, and he resided in Gibeah, but the people of the area were Benjamites.
20. And the old man said "Peace be to you, just let all your needs be upon me, but do not lodge in the street.
22. As they were enjoying themselves, and behold, the men of the city, men of wickedness, surrounded the house (and were) beating at the door. And they spoke to the man, the elderly master of the house, saying "Bring out the man that came into your house so that we may be intimate with him."
23. And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said, "No my brothers, do not do so wickedly now. Since this man has come into my house, do not commit this disgraceful deed."
24. Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now and (you should) afflict them and do with them as you please, but to this man do not do this disgraceful act."
25. But the men did not want to listen to him. But the man grabbed his concubine and brought her forth to them outside. But they were intimate with her and abused her the entire night until the morning, and they sent her away when the day began to dawn.
27. And her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way.And behold, the woman his concubine, was lying after having fallen at the entrance of the house with her hands on the threshold.
28. And he said to her, "Arise and let us go," but no one answered. And he took her upon the donkey. And the man rose up and went to his place.
29. And he came to his house and he took the knife, and took hold of his concubine and cut her into limbs, into twelve pieces, and he sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
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Compare verses 15 and 16 with the story in Genesis:
The two "angel messengers" arrive in town, likewise, at end of day. They hang out in the street. Finally greeted by a man and invited home with him. The man offering hospitality in verse 16 is not a native of the town in which he lives. Likewise, Lot was not a native of the town in which he lived either.
Compare verses 22, 23, and 24 with the story of Sodom and Gomorrah:
These verses are same exact situation as what is depicted in Genesis where the men of town surround the house and demand to "be intimate" with the strangers". Again, we have the householder offering to throw the females out the door to the wolves.
Compare verse 25:
This time there is no hero to throw blinding salt in the faces of the wolves at the door and the poor concubine is easily relinquished by her master.
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The similarities in these two stories are uncanny.
Could it be that Gibeah was the land that became known as Sodom and Gomorrah?
Are we to believe that in most towns of that day and age violent, horny, machismo homosexuals lay in wait for neighbors to have houseguests?
Could it be that the master killed his concubine and blamed innocent people as a cover story for the deed?
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In the preceding chapter (Judges 19) the concubine had left him and returned to her fathers house where she had been staying for four months. Surely his ego was affected and he was incited to anger.
He came to retrieve his property and the concubine's father insisted that he stay there for a few days. In reading the dialogue of interaction, it appears that the concubine's father was mistrustful of the master and was acting out of concern for his daughter in insisting the master stay under his roof for awhile. The father was probably assessing the situation and felt that his daughter was in danger.
To show other parallels between this story and the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, we need to explore the Battle of Gibeah, when ten of the tribes of Isreal came against the tribe of Benjamin. Gibeah was the establishment of the tribe of Benjamin.
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What was the real sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Was it a change in the allegiance to different gods?
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7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. (Jude 1:7)
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The word 'fornication' seems to have morphed over the years to become something very different from it's original meaning and intent.
The root word of fornication is fornix, or fornic-arch. It describes the arched entrance of a Temple.
Fornicato means "done in the archway".
To fornicate would be to enter through the arched entrance of another Temple building.
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(O)F. ? late L. fornicatio, -on-, f. fornicari whence fornicate XVI), f. fornix, fornic- arch, vault, vaulted room such as was tenanted by the lower orders ...
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"Lower orders" describes a system of classification and status. It is an offensive expression for the masses in general and for working class people considered as a group.
Lower orders implies that there are also 'higher orders' who are not of the class that enters these vaulted or domed rooms. Perhaps the higher orders are the ones who are behind the construction of these edifices.
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"Strange flesh"
Strange flesh seems to be a good definition of the offspring of the "sons of god" with human women. Could these bizarre hybrids be the strange flesh that is being referred to here? According to Genesis 6, there seems to be a connection between these Nephilim and the mighty men of old, also called the Ancients. Could the 'strange flesh' be more of these mutant offspring who set themselves up as gods, or at least as rulers?
Could Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns have been collateral damage in a war for dominance among deities or rulers?
cameo-d

There is no indication in Greek that "fornication" is the sin of a single person. There is just no such meaning or interpretation. As evidenced by the following scripture examples, all meaning of "fornication" deals with spiritual allegiances.
Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto. (2 Chronicles 21:11)
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. (Isaiah 23:17)
Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. (Ezekiel 16:26)
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Each reference where Sodom and Gomorrah is used as a warning, is concerned with "serving other gods".
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And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
24 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
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26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:
(Deut. 29:23-29)
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Could it be that early Christianity polluted the meaning of the word 'fornication' to mean something sexual?
It has been written that fornication came to have it's meaning because temple prostitutes often solicited under the archway entrance s to the temple.
However, could it be that the sacred priestesses were called prostitutes by those who were adherents of body denial religions?
A sacred prostitute was one who was considered "a whore in service to the goddess." The monotheists called her "the whore of Babylon who leads men into fornication." (ishtartemple.org/history)
Many pre-christian religions practiced mortification of the flesh and body denial.
Even today, in our modern society, these attitudes still exist. Body denial is practiced in fasting, atonement and penance, tributes condoning haircloth and ashes. In some religions, masturbation is not considered a normal practice and is grounds to be expelled from the religious congregation.
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Words that may have at one time been misused as eupheumism, gradually came to take on the metaphorical meaning as the absolute. Today we have preachers using sexuality as a platform to cause hatred and division among people. I am sure some ancient religions must have adopted the slogan of having the only "true religion" and thus felt entitled to call all other religions "whores" and their congregants as "worldly prostitutes".
Lillith26

More great research Cameo-d, Thank You... (this thread should be in the "best of" section).
cameo-d

Thank you, Lilith. That's very kind of you to say so.
cameo-d

Abraham Meets God
"Now God appeared to him near the oak of Mambre, while he was sitting at the door of his tent at midday."
(Genesis 18:1, Septuagint)
No doubt you have probably seen a bible story illustration of the character Abraham with his tent pitched out in the middle of nowhere with an oak tree near-by. Scriptures and scholars alike cite the oaks near Mambre as the dwelling place of Abraham.
The full Hebrew name of this site is Elonei Mamre which means "Oaks/Terebinths of Mamre".
It actually refers to a Canaanite cultic shrine dedicated to the supreme sky god of the Canaanite pantheon, El.
Talmudic sources refer to the site as Beth Ilanim or Botnah. It was one of three most important (caravanserai) rest stops along the trade routes.
The site of Mamre, known in Arabic as Haram Ramet el-Khalil, is about 2 miles north of Hebron on the ancient road linking the main Hebron-Jerusalem and Bethlehem-Ziph routes.
Abraham's abode wasn't just a tent stuck in the middle of nowhere. This was a lucrative roadside business! It was rather like a little metroplex, a combination of Stuckey's, South of the Border, and Best Western!
It's no wonder that Abraham became wealthy and well connected. He was privy to the lastest news from all areas what with traders stopping by to stay en route to their destinations. He probably got a lot of tips on the stock market just by taking note of the goods being transported. With wealth and connections comes power and status.
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The three angels visit Abraham. (No info available on artist or date of painting)
Seems to be a recurrent theme that the magicians visit in groups of three.
They all carry their magic wands.
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The word for pillar is the Hebrew nets-eeb'. It means something stationary, as a sentinel, a military outpost, or a statue. It is a very rare usage. The only other time this word is translated pillar in the Bible is in Judges 9:6 where it means an oak tree that was a landmark.
The word for salt is the Hebrew meh'-lakh. It certainly means salt but it is quite a versatile word that does not necessarily mean salt. It can mean dust. It can mean something very brittle and fragile that is about to flake off or to break in pieces. Or, it can even mean ashes.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Lots-Wife---What-Happened-to-Her?&id=1823359
In verifying the word "nets-eeb" it is also defined as "a monument."
Both the pillar of salt promoted as the icon of Lot's Wife, and the oak tree landmark, The Oaks of Mamre, are both monuments even to this day.
The Oak of Mamre is still a hot piece of real estate for religious pilgrimages.
....as well as the famous salt pillar depicted as Lot's Wife.
It appears to me that Monuments and Landmarks may have been one of the earliest ventures in religious commercialism.
Consider all the hands that are still made green because of these icons. Travel agents, brochure printing companies, airlines, buslines, cabs, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, artisans, tour guides, photographers, book publishers and authors promoting holy artifacts, crafts people, etc. Is it any wonder that corporatism and politicos have encouraged lies and allowed superstitions to flourish as truth? Lies are a lucrative business.
Some people in leadership positions even proclaim that Lot's wife is actually preserved in this rock salt formation.
This is why, when all the lies and manipulations have been exposed:
11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
15The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.
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Angels Punished for the Destruction
When the angels who were sent down to save Lot and destroy Sodom, they were haughty and attributed the act to themselves, saying, "For we are destroying this place, because their cry has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
6 Subsequently, they were punished and left to wander the world for 138 years.
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1055341/jewish/Can-Angels-Sin.htm
So now, we have a new twist on the story. Because the angels took credit for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah instead of "giving god the glory" (?? ) they are punished.
Have you ever noticed that when someone is caught in a lie, they tend to embellish the lie even more, digging themselves deeper and deeper into incredible and unbelievable fantasy?
cameo-d

Destruction Occurred at Passover!
The destruction of the cities of the plain took place at dawn of the sixteenth day of Nisan, for the reason that there were moon and sun worshippers among the inhabitants.
God said: "If I destroy them by day, the moon worshippers will say, Were the moon here, she would prove herself our savior; and if I destroy them by night, the sun worshippers will say, Were the sun here, he would prove himself our savior.
I will therefore let their chastisement overtake them on the sixteenth day of Nisan at an hour at which the moon and the sun are both in the skies."
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/lginzberg/bl-lginzberg-legends-1-5t.htm
Question: If all were destroyed, who would be left to bicker about whether it was because of the sun worshippers or the moon worshippers?
This passage could also serve to prove that the destruction had more to do with religious affiliations than any other reason.
Have you noticed how many bloody, deathly, occult rituals seem to take place at Passover?
The slaughter of infants? The crucifixion? Now Sodom and Gomorrah?
The ritual of painting doors with GPS coordinates blood?
The ritual of blood drinking ceremonies within churches at this time?

Jihad at Sodom and Gomorrah

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