How many times is Gomorrah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Gomorrah appears 20 times in the King James Version, in 20 verses. Counting every form (Gomorrah, Gomorrha), it appears 24 times in 24 verses across 11 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Gomorrah 24 times.
The KJV spells the name Gomorrha in the New Testament. Both spellings are counted.
Gomorrah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Gomorrah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Gomorrah | 20 | 24 |
| Gomorrha | 4 | not counted |
| Total | 24 | 24 |
First and last mention of Gomorrah
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
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.
Verses with Gomorrah on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Gomorrah in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
On: Hell
Common questions
How many times is Gomorrah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 19 of the 24 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Gomorrah appears in 11 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (9), then Isaiah (3) and Jeremiah (3).
Where is Gomorrah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 10:19: "And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha." The last is Jude 1:7.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.