Are you sure about that?Abongil said:
Because, last time I've checked, archeologists and geologists have already proved that the two cities were actually burnt to the ground AND there are ancient archives that prove it too!
It was about 1900 years before Christ that the catastrophic destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah took place. The following was written by a scholar by the name of Jack Finnigan, "A careful examination of literary, geological and archaeological evidence comes to the conclusion that the corrupt cities of the plain lay in the area which is now submerged beneath the slowly rising waters of the southern section of the Dead Sea "
The mineral content of the water is so thick that you can't sink. Finnigan continues, "And their destruction came about through a great earthquake (this is what he believed happened) which was probably accompanied by explosions, lightning and issue of natural gas and general conflagration." This all happened about 1900 B.C. That was the time of Abraham. This is the time the scriptures say it happens.
The historian Josephus said the Dead Sea extended from Jericho as far as Zoar. Now Zoar was the city to which Lot fled when God was destroying Sodom & Gomorrah all three of which are part of the Jordan Valley.
The Jordan Valley is part of a huge fracture (crack) in the earth's crust.
According to geologists, around 2,000 B.C., which is the time of Sodom's judgement, this area literally plunged into an abyss or hole.
In his book, Historical Geography of the Holy Land, G. A. Smith comments concerning the area where Sodom & Gomorrah is located, "No other part of the world, which is not underwater, lies deeper than 300 feet below sea level."
Some scientists speculate the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah resulted from underground volcanoes erupting or great meteors falling to Earth on the two cities. So God said he was going to rain out of Heaven. A volcano could have showered them, or possibly a meteor could have come down and obliterated these two cities. In either case, brimstone, which is sulfur in its solid state, would have been a major ingredient. The Dead Sea is polluted with sulfur deposits. It is one of the richest deposits of minerals in the world. God said fire and brimstone.
Sanchuniathon, the Phoenician priest, used these words in his ancient historical writings, which have now been rediscovered. "The veil of Siddim sank and became a lake always evaporating and containing no fish." Fish still don't live in the Dead Sea. Until just recently, due to gases emitted from the Dead Sea, a bird could not fly across the Dead Sea without dying.
The Phoenician priest said it is a symbol of vengeance and death of the transgressor. Remember now, this is a Phoenician Priest, not a Jewish Priest. This is not Christianity speaking; this is in the ancient archives.
Writing shortly after the time of Jesus, the Jewish historian Joesephus noted that it was possible to see the remains of ancient cities south of the Dead Sea, known as the "Lake of Asphalt" or the "Sea of Salt." Since at least the first century before Christ, historians have placed Biblical cities of the plain of Sodom, Gommorah, Admah, Zeboim and Bela in that region. In one last statement the author writes, "Sodom and Gommorah have become synonymous for vice and godlessness. Sexual acts eluded to in connection with the residents of Sodom and Gommorah are the basis for the contemporary term "sodomy."
Reference:
G. A. Smith, Historical Geography of the Holy Land.
Werner Keller, The Bible as History.
"Atlas of the Bible," Readers Digest, 1981.
"Great People of the Bible and How They Lived," Reader's Digest, 1974.
Robert Silvergerg, Sunken History.
J. P. Free, Archaeology and Bible History.
H. Halley, Halley's Bible Hardbook.
Upvote
0
