Bible Dictionary
Brimstone
Brimstone is sulfur, an inflammable mineral associated especially with the region around the Dead Sea. In Scripture, fire and brimstone represent divine judgment, destruction, and dreadful punishment.
Biblical Usage
Fire and brimstone destroyed the cities of the plain and became figures of destruction, punishment, torment, and divine judgment. The imagery is used in prophetic and apocalyptic passages to express terrible suffering and ruin.
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