Derasha 1 on Lech Lecha 13:13

TT #1 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:13

Complete Passuk

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סְדֹ֔ם רָעִ֖ים וְחַטָּאִ֑ים לַה׳ מְאֹֽד׃

And the men of Sodom were wicked and sinful toward Hashem, exceedingly.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin (and Yerushalmi): the men of Sodom have no share in the World to Come.

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Core Text

Core Text אַנְשֵׁי סְדוֹם אֵין לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְאַנְשֵׁי סְדֹם רָעִים וְחַטָּאִים — רָעִים בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְחַטָּאִים לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא.
English of Core Text: The men of Sodom have no share in the World to Come, as it is said “the men of Sodom were wicked and sinful” — wicked in this world and sinful [with regard to] the World to Come.
On the daf / in context: The double language is read as covering both this world and the next, placing Sodom in the list of those excluded from Olam HaBa.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The verse is the primary source for the exclusion of the men of Sodom from the World to Come.