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Sodom and Gomorrah by John Martin. In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah (/ ˈ s ɒ d ə m /; / ɡ ə ˈ m ɒr ə /) were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. [1] Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28).
Some biblical scholars argue that this was the site of "Sodom". [4] Other archaeologists disagree. [5] Unlike the neighboring ruins of Numeira, Bab edh-Dhra does not appear to have been destroyed by a significant fire. [6] Numeira and Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ were destroyed at different
The theory is presented in conjunction with the claim that the site may be the source of the biblical story of the destruction of Sodom. Others raised doubts about the claim [24] and showed that the authors altered some of the images used as evidence. [25]
[8] [9] This is 200 years earlier than the current assumed date for the destruction of Sodom. [10] Excavations indicate Numeira was a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) walled settlement, though it may have been twice the size we see today. [11] Though only 30% of the site was excavated (c. 1500 m 2) between 1979 and 1983. [12]
Pettinato, in a meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in St. Louis on October 29, 1976, said that he had identified the names of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Zoar/Bela in the Ebla tablets, locations which are known from Genesis 14 of the Hebrew Bible. [4] He repeated this claim in a speech in December [5] and a survey article in 1977. [4]
There is also no archaeological evidence to corroborate the stories of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the mass exodus of the Israelites from Egypt reported in the Book of Exodus. Although scholars believe that a small group did escape from Egypt; however, they were not Israelites but, rather, Canaanite slaves.
The Ebla tablets are a collection of as many as 1,800 complete clay tablets, 4,700 fragments, and many thousands of minor chips found in the palace archives [1] of the ancient city of Ebla, Syria. The tablets were discovered by Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae and his team in 1974–75 [ 2 ] during their excavations at the ancient city at ...
Column II lines 8–14 and all of column III focus on the story of Abraham, including the judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah and the binding of Isaac. Column III is especially fragmentary, with several blanks. Columns IV–VI are based on Genesis 49, Jacob's blessing of his twelve sons. Column IV covers Jacob's blessing of Reuben.