Of the thirteen references to Sodom in the Old Testament following [Genesis 19](http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Genesis%2019&version=nrsv), [Ezekiel 16: 49–50](http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Ezekiel%2016%3A%2049–50&version=nrsv) offers the most detailed description of the city’s sins. In that passage, God stated, **“Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore, I did away with them as you have seen.”** 4 Sexuality goes unmentioned, both in the Ezekiel passage and in every other Old Testament reference to Sodom following Genesis 19. If Sodom’s sin had indeed been same-sex behavior, it’s highly unlikely that every written discussion of the city for centuries following its destruction would fail to mention that.
Matthew Vines, God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships (p. 64). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
