December 11, 2018 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A group of archeologists and other scientists say they have discovered strong evidence that the region of the “Middle Ghor,” where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are believed to have existed, were in fact destroyed by a meteor that exploded in the sky above
raining down superheated matter and raising temperatures to thousands of degrees, a theory that matches the account of the cities’ destruction contained in the Old Testament Book of Genesis.
According to the theory, the meteor exploded at low altitude with the force of a ten megaton atomic bomb at an altitude of about one kilometer over the northeast corner of the Dead Sea, and obliterated all of civilization in the 25-kilometer-wide circular plain that constitutes the “Middle Ghor.”
The researchers presented preliminary findings on the subject at this year’s annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research in November, and have been developing the theory since at [...]
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Where is Sodom-Gomorrah? Sodom and Gomorrah were ancient cities, widely known for their wickedness, that were destroyed by God, according to the biblical account in Genesis. The destruction is described as a fiery downpour of sulfur and salt, resulting in the utter annihilation of the cities and their inhabitants. The
primary sin attributed to the inhabitants was a combination of sexual immorality, violence, and a lack of hospitality, particularly towards the angels sent to the region.
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