Did You Know...

In 1924, Dr Albright of Johns Hopkins University discovered a "city on the plain" near the Dead Sea. Carbon dating indicates the city was populated from about 3300 BC to 2200 BC.

This is interesting because the sister cities of Sodom and Gomorrah supposedly exited as "cities on the plain" near the Dead sea at that same time period. Scholars tell us that if the story of Sodom and Gomorrah are true, the cities would have been destroyed at about 2200 BC.

In 1973, further archeological expeditions resulted in locating a sister city just 8 miles from the first, which was also inhabited until approximately 2200 BC.

Most intriguing was evidence that suggested both cities met a sudden and violent end, simultaneously, around 2200 BC. From one end to another at both sites, destruction was seen everywhere. In one instance, remnants of a tower that had fallen covered numerous skeletons.

In 1991, archeologists found a cave nearby, which could have been the cave where Lot and his children took refuge from the destruction of the cities. This part is mere speculation. However, it is worth noting that the cave was found where it was expected to be, based on Biblical accounts.

Are these the cities of Genesis, destroyed by an angry God because the inhabitants had forsaken Him, and were absorbed in sin? The evidence clearly suggests it is probable. But frankly, we cannot be 100% certain.

This is certainly not the first instance where archeology has lent credence to the history as written in the Holy Bible. With each passing decade, more evidence seems to come to light, proving the accuracy of the Bible.

We do not know how the cities were destroyed, or by whom. We only know that they met their end together, and quite suddenly, taking the inhabitants by surprise.

As I have often said, "To those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, no explanation is possible."

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