Evidence for the existence of Sodom and Gomorrah. The dirty history of Sodom and Gomorrah is the false testimony of the Jews to the history of the ancient Slavic cities that perished from a natural cataclysm! The Bible answers this question

The film is false and deceitful. The history of Lot and his Jewish "flock" is presented in an extremely mutilated form. It does not correspond to the Bible or the Talmud. By what criterion it was evaluated is not clear.

When viewing, the impression was that the main "superman" Lot was going to Sodom as a commissar of the people's militia to the village of Gadyukino to build communism. Moreover, according to the “Lot and Co” scenario, oil is extracted for some unknown purpose, because neither tractors, nor planes, either around or around, plow the open spaces there. I think the Jewish community wanted to start a large-scale production of margarine in Sodom and Gomorrah. (Earlier, it was widely believed in everyday life that margarine is produced from oil, although such an opinion has no real facts).

Although in Sodom salt is more popular. Sodomites here live by mining salt, the main natural resource of the two depraved cities. The Jewish oil workers who arrived immediately retrained to speculate on the local product. Lot became turbulent and became involved in the political life of Sodom. As a member of the national minorities, at the court of a rather frigid queen, Lot began to prepare a program to "save the Fatherland." At the same time, his sexually mature daughters turned ugly, and the father's covenant "sex only after marriage" was violated. One word harlots!

Lot, learning about this, became very indignant and, having mastered his staff, killed the unfortunate adulterer in front of the entire honest company. I must say that Lot owns a certain secret Jewish style of martial arts, since it is more convenient for him to kill with a staff than with a sword. This is where the dreams of sodomist communism end. Lot justly sentenced himself to imprisonment and went to wind the term. I must say that at that time, while Lot was involved in politics, there was embarrassment. Some of the Jews decided to free the local proletariat from the salty vegetation. However, they got caught, the rebellion failed, the perpetrators were punished. It was then that Lot, already sitting in a bedbug, having seen the execution of political prisoners from the prison window, murmured The cries of justice were heard and the shackles from Lot fell off, the prison bolts opened and the ghosts advised Lot to tear his claws. Lot, heeding the voice from above, did just that. Many of the townspeople simply laughed at Lot's call to get out of the city. But even more people ventured a great exodus into the wilderness. That's actually all.

The most important thing about Lot was never told. But this man, according to the holy scriptures, was saved from Sodom and Gomorrah only with his daughters! They did not say that Lot and his daughters, after the destruction and the flood, took refuge in a cave. They also did not show that the beloved hungry daughters subsequently got their father drunk, stole him and committed incest. Mankind was thus saved in these places.

But they did not reveal the essence of Lot, who, according to legend, for the sake of alien and unfamiliar guests who descended on him, could abandon his own children. Already Lot was so hospitable that when a crowd of sodomites for debauchery gathered at the gates of Lot, and demanded strangers for their amusement, Lot offered his daughters instead! Like, come on! Do with them what you want, but spare the guests. After all, here is already the whole horror of the situation. Can you imagine how the two girls felt at that time? It is possible that it was then that they lost their father, who disowned them. It is possible that it was at that moment that they lost their dignity and honor, which led them to bed with their father. But they didn't show it, which is a pity.

Until now, scientists are trying to prove or disprove the legend of Sodom and Gomorrah. At the same time, to date, little evidence has been found that indicates only the existence of these cities. So far, no one has been able to determine what actually happened, as well as to establish the exact location.

What it means "Sodom and Gomorrah" is known to many from the Bible. However, this is not the only source of mention of cities. The Bible colorfully paints the story, sets out the reasons for what happened, but this version has no scientific confirmation. Other references to Sodom and Gomorrah belong to the ancient Greek historian Strabo. More about the once existing cities is written in the works of Tacitus, Flavius, Sanhunaton, etc.

Myth or reality

Ancient historians and geographers rather "sparsely" mention the villages. The only thing that converges in their writings is that the cities were located in the Siddim valley, and the people in them lived in abundance, since the lands were fertile, the climate favored agriculture and animal husbandry. Information about the mysterious death of cities varies somewhat. For example, Tacitus in the 1st-2nd century BC. e. wrote that the remnants of the scorched cities can still be seen. At the same time, the Phoenician historian Sankhunaton mentioned that the villages fell into the ground, becoming a lake.

First evidence

For the first time, real facts proving that cities actually existed were discovered during excavations in Syria, when in 1982 the archive of the ancient city of Ebla was found. Among more than 1,000 cuneiform tablets were records of Sodom, Gomorrah and Segor as trading partners. The facts turned out to be irrefutable, but only that Sodom and Gomorrah existed. What happened there and how the cities died remains a mystery to science.

Bible version

After Noah, a righteous person lived on earth - Abraham. He was a fairly rich man, possessing large herds of sheep, gold and silver. His success was not only in wealth and was due to obedience to the Almighty. Abraham had a native nephew - Lot, with whom they moved to the land of Canaan. Having settled together in a new place, the lands turned out to be insufficient for grazing sheep, and disputes began to occur between the shepherds. As a result, they decided to split up. Lot and his family went east to the valley of Siddim.

Sodom, Gomorrah and the nearby villages - Sigor, Seboim, Adma were distinguished by immorality and depravity. The inhabitants were inhospitable, and strangers who set foot on their land were always dealt with with particular cruelty. Lot and his family remained faithful to God, not plunging into sin and depravity.

The Lord, having seen what was happening, decided to punish the sinners, but first, having appeared to Abraham, he told him about his plans. Abraham stood up for the people, so God gave the cities another chance. Abraham needed to find 10 righteous people and then the punishment would be cancelled.

One evening, angels in human form knocked on Lot's door, sent to see what was happening in the city. Lot invited them into the house, because it was not safe outside. The owner, as a true righteous man, showed all his hospitality, feeding and watering the guests. The inhabitants learned about the strangers and, having come to Lot, began to demand that they be handed over. Lot called the angry crowd to reason. He even offered them two of his daughters in return. Those who came did not agree and began to threaten to break the door. Then the angels blinded the raging and it was decided to destroy them all.

Lot was told to leave the city. The main condition was not to turn around. Lot obeyed, but his sons-in-law did not believe in the seriousness of what was happening, deciding to stay. The Almighty brought down fiery sulfur on the villages from heaven, which burned the cities along with all the inhabitants. During this, Lot and his family were leaving, but his wife violated the main condition and turned around. In a second, she turned into a pillar of salt. The original can be read in the Bible, Genesis ch. 18-19, and see clearly the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah in an 1852 painting by artist John Martin.

Scientific versions

Among the logical explanations for the death of cities, many versions have been put forward, although none of them has been confirmed. The most likely is a volcanic eruption. Perhaps the area was rich in sulfur deposits, which burn with a temperature of about 4000 ° C. Spilling burning rain on the ground, even that which does not burn would burn.

In addition, the version with the volcano explains the transformation of Lot's wife into a pillar of salt. Similar cases as a result of research were found at the site of the eruption of Vesuvius, when the bodies of the dead were covered with ash containing salt. Over the millennia, the flesh decayed, leaving only a pillar of salt.

The second version was the assumption of a shift in tectonic plates. This explanation coincides with the alleged location of Sodom and Gomorrah, which means that the villages standing on this site went underground, and subsequently the sea was formed. That is why many researchers adhere to this option and are looking for the dead cities at the bottom of the Dead Sea.

A later version appeared in 2008. It was put forward by A. Bond and M. Hempsell. They suggested that an asteroid would fall to earth, which would also lead to the death of all life and the formation of the sea.

History of Sodom and Gomorrah

History of Sodom and Gomorrah. Photo from padrulleonid website

The Bible tells the story of the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, which were destroyed by God, who poured a rain of sulfur on them, due to the decay of morals and the decline of the morals of their inhabitants.

“When the dawn broke, the angels began to hasten Lot, saying: “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters that you have, so that you do not perish for the iniquity of the city.” Genesis 19:15

According to Flavius ​​Josephus, a Jewish historian of the first century CE. these cities were known in the first century and traces or shadows of these five cities must be visible. There is an opinion that the city was later submerged under the waters of the Dead Sea. However, if Josephus could see them, then so should we, since the water level of the Dead Sea has dropped since that time. These cities existed in what is now Israel.

Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?

The Bible answers this question.

“Just as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29, but on the day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.” Luke 17:28/29

“... I live, says the Lord God; Your sister Sodoma did not do herself and her daughters what you and your daughters did. This was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister and her daughters: in pride, satiety and idleness, and she did not support the hand of the poor and the needy. Ezekiel 16:49-50

These paragraphs provide a vivid picture of the way the people of Sodom and Gomorrah lived and what sins they committed. They enjoyed physical pleasures, ate, drank, did not help the poor and the needy. In addition, they were engaged in debauchery and homosexuality (as can be seen from the story of two angels who took refuge in Lot's house)

How were these cities destroyed?

“And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord from heaven, and overthrew these cities, and all this region, and all the inhabitants of these cities, and the growth of the earth. And [Lot's] wife looked behind him and became a pillar of salt." Genesis 19:24-26.

Evil people were punished by divine fire. Native sulfur rained down from the sky. Heat and hell fell on these cities and their inhabitants. But Lot's wife, turned around to look at the burning city, against the commandment of the angel, and turned into a pillar of salt. (Pillar of salt found near the Dead Sea, believed to be the pillar of salt mentioned in the Bible)

The Bible tells us that these cities existed in the plain of Jordan, the area surrounding the Dead Sea in Israel. It used to be a beautiful, flourishing place. Now this place is 13 hundred feet below sea level, the lowest place on earth, a very hot and desert area.

Sodom and Gomorrah today and archaeological findings

Today, ash can be found in an area that is lighter in color than the nearby mountains and landscape. Just like it is mentioned in the Bible, this is a desert area where nothing grows. Looking around, you can see that the structures contain man-made elements such as 90 degree angles, even though the buildings were on fire, the remaining ash in this city is made up of heavier material, due to the content of native sulfur and is still retains some of the original forms of man-made structures.

For the first time in modern history, round balls of native sulfur, or almost pure sulfur, have been found in an incinerated area near the Dead Sea, which show clear signs of buildings of ancient construction.

Native sulfur analysis

These balls of sulfur are mostly the size of golf balls, and some show burn marks on the surface.

Each of the cities of the plain contains evidence of the brimstone that rained down from heaven on the cities to destroy them. Native sulfur consists of 96-98% sulfur, with traces of magnesium, which create an extremely high combustion temperature. This is the only place on earth where you can find ninety-six percent pure monoclinic sulfur in a round ball. This native sulfur did not originate from any type of geothermal activity (volcanic eruption), as there is no confirmation of this in the area, and geothermal sulfur ores contain only 40% pure sulfur and are diamond-shaped.

Ash analysis

Everything in these cities burned and turned to ash, including the buildings, as the Bible says the cities were to be destroyed as well.

The extremely high, searing temperature created a multi-ton salting of the ash, which was formed by thermal ionization caused by the repulsion and attraction of electrons, creating a swirling effect on the ruins. The intense fire that God rained on these cities was so hot that it burned the limestone blocks that were used in the construction of the cities. Today, the ash there consists of calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate, by-products of the combustion of sulfur and limestone.

Cities visible on satellite photos

These cities have almost completely turned to white ash, and can be seen on satellite photos.

Notice how each of the cities stands out from the surrounding landscape due to the white ash they contain. The city of Zohar was a "small" or newly built city, square in shape. As cities grew or expanded, they quickly lost their square shape.

Genesis 10:19 says that these five cities formed the Canaan frontier, so they may not have clustered at the southern end of the Dead Sea as is commonly thought. They were formed between the northern and southern line of the Jordan/Dead Sea area. Gomorrah was located at the foot of Masada, and in 1998 additional formations were found in Jordan on the opposite side of the Dead Sea from Gomorrah on the Lisan Peninsula, including a large cemetery of 1,000,000 graves. The same structures that were found on the Israeli side were also found on the Jordanian side, ash, brimstone and even ceramic tiles.

anomalies

More evidence of extreme heat has been found.

The Bible says:

“Sulfur and salt, conflagration - the whole earth; neither is it sown nor does it bring forth, and no grass comes out of it, as after the destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Adma, and Seboim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and in His fury. Deuteronomy 29:23

Conclusion - Judgment Day

The Bible offers a warning to the people of the future about what may happen to those who behave selfishly, ignoring the moral standards that Heaven has bestowed on mankind:

“And if the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, condemning to destruction, turned into ashes, setting an example for the future wicked”, II Book 2 Peter: 6. (The word "example" means a warning)

It also says:

"But the fearful, and the unbelievers, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their fate in the lake burning with fire and brimstone. This is the second death." Revelation 21:8

What seems to be the evidence of the Day of Judgment:

“For behold, the day will come, burning like an oven; then all the arrogant and wicked will be like stubble, and the coming day will burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will not leave them root or branches. Malachi 4:1

What do these archaeological finds, ashes and found native sulfur tell us, modern people? How many of us spend our lives "drinking, eating, trading?" Do we ask ourselves the meaning of our lives, why are we here and where did we come from? How are our lives different from those of Sodom and Gomorrah?

Is there a higher power that controls the course of our lives? Are there really such things as Judgment Day and Divine Punishment mentioned in spiritual scriptures? If so, how will we meet the Lord of the Creator on the Day of Judgment? Perhaps the story of Sodom and Gomorrah will encourage us to look deeper into ourselves and ask ourselves these questions.

Video about archaeological findings in the area of ​​Sodom and Gomorrah " Revealing the Treasures of God - Sodom and Gomorrah"(in English)

After Noah, there lived another pious man, whose name was Abraham. He was very rich, he had large herds of cows, camels, sheep, in his chests there was a lot of gold and silver. Abraham was not a stingy, selfish man. He tried to do good to God and people. And obeyed the Lord in everything. Once God told Abraham that His behavior of the inhabitants of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah was very upsetting. And the Lord God wants to destroy them for their sinfulness.

But in the city of Sodom lived Abraham's nephew, the righteous Lot, a pious and kind man. And Abraham did not want Lot to perish with all the wicked. Abraham went to God to ask him to save people.

He began thus: “Is the merciful God ready to destroy the righteous along with the wicked? And if 50 righteous people live in this city? Kill them too?" The Lord answered that he would not destroy the city if 50 righteous people lived in it. Abraham then asked, what if only 45 righteous people live in it? And again the Lord said that he would not destroy such a city. And so, in a conversation with God, Abraham brought the number of the righteous to 10 people. But then the Lord God could not stand the "merchant" conversation and left. And Abraham left too.

And in the evening two angels came to Sodom. Lot sat at the gates of the city. He invited them to his house, fed and watered them and offered to spend the night. At that moment, a crowd of evil people gathered in front of Lot's house, they demanded that he give them two strangers who had come to their city. But Lot did not want to betray the guests to the angry crowd. He feared that the people to whom he had promised his shelter would be torn to pieces. And he offered the audience two of his unmarried daughters.

But the crowd was raging. The residents who came did not want to listen to him, they threatened to break the door of the house and take the uninvited guests to reprisal. Lot remained unmoved. And then the angels came to his defense. When Lot entered the house, all the bolts were closed behind him, and blindness suddenly attacked the people who surrounded his house and raged at the doors and windows. The evil people who came with moaning and crying retreated.

Then the angels told Lot to urgently leave the house with all his family. They explained to him that the Lord, angry for the sinfulness of Sodom and Gomorrah, sent them, angels, to earth to exterminate all the inhabitants of these cities. But Lot hesitated, did not leave, it was a pity for him to part with the house, acquired by good things. Then the angels took him, his wife and his two daughters by the hand and led him out of Sodom.

Save your soul, one angel told him, don't look back; and stop nowhere in this region; flee to the mountain lest you perish.

“The sun rose over the earth, and Lot came to Segor. And the Lord rained brimstone and fire from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.” So two cities disappeared from the face of the earth, so all the wicked inhabitants of these cities perished. Lot's wife also died. When they left, she really wanted to see what had become of their city. She turned back and immediately became a pillar of salt.

The next morning, the pious Abraham looked at the places where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah used to be, and saw only smoke rising into the sky.

SODOM AND GOMORRAH
two cities, the mention of which in the Bible is associated primarily with the exceptional depravity of their inhabitants. In the Book of Genesis they are described as "cities of the plain" which God destroyed with "fire and brimstone". Two other cities, Adma and Zeboim, were also destroyed, and God spared the fifth, Segor, so that Abraham's nephew Lot and his two daughters could find refuge there. Disobeying God, Lot's wife looked back at the dying Sodom and turned into a pillar of salt. Sodom and Gomorrah are perhaps the most famous biblical cities that have become a universal symbol of depravity and immorality and divine retribution. Sodom is associated, in particular, with the sin of sodomy, but both cities were distinguished by the depravity of the inhabitants and the mistreatment of strangers. According to one of the legends, the guest was offered a bed, the length of which he had to match: limbs that were too tall were chopped off, and short ones were stretched. The exact location and circumstances of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah remain a mystery. According to the Bible, they were located at the southern end of a depression surrounded by mountains (the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea), lying approximately 400 m below sea level. Lot, who chose the fertile Jordan Valley as his residence, pitched his tents near Sodom itself. The Bible tells about the battle of four kings against five kings (Genesis 14) in the "Valley of Siddim", where there were many asphalt lakes (in old translations - "tar pits"). Both ancient authors and modern researchers point to the presence of asphalt (or bitumen) in the vicinity of the Dead Sea, especially in the south. At the southwestern end of the Dead Sea, a rock rises, consisting mainly of crystalline salt; the Arabs call it Jebel Usdum, i.e. "mountain of Sodom". As a result of erosion and weathering, this salt block (about 30 m high) turned into a rock resembling a human figure. Biblical and Muslim traditions, as well as ancient and modern travelers, identify her with Lot's wife. Archaeological finds also confirm the localization of Sodom and other "cities of the plain" in this region. Bab Ed Dra, a place of pilgrimage, has been discovered by archaeologists in the mountains east of the southern coast of the Dead Sea; judging by the pottery found there, it was especially frequented between 2300 and 1900 BC. Scientists have not found any settlements where participants in the religious festivities held in Bab ed-Dra could be accommodated, although they should have been located somewhere nearby. There remains only one place where the ill-fated "cities of the plain" could be located - under the water of the present southern bay of the Dead Sea. There, south of the El Lisan ("Language") peninsula, the maximum water depth does not exceed 6 m, while north of the peninsula echo sounders recorded a depth of more than 400 m. This area was once a fertile plain called the Siddim valley. Since then, the water level in the Dead Sea has been rising (now it is rising by 6-9 cm per year). The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by the Lord occurred after Abraham failed to find even ten righteous people in Sodom. According to Genesis 19:24-28, the Lord rained "brimstone and fire" on "the cities of the plain." Modern research has shown the presence of oil and asphalt deposits. The unpleasant smell and fumes which, according to ancient authors, rose from the Dead Sea and caused metals to tarnish, can be explained by the action of some kind of natural gas, the origin of which was naturally unknown to the ancients. Then the catastrophe broke out because the oil and associated gases were ignited either by a lightning strike or by an earthquake (they are not uncommon in this region), which could destroy household hearths and cause a large fire. It is noteworthy that Abraham, who was near Hebron, could observe smoke from there rising over the valley, like "smoke from a furnace", which is quite consistent with the picture of burning oil and gas fields. Therefore, the cessation of pilgrimages to Bab ed-Dra ca. 1900 BC may indicate the time of the death of Sodom and Gomorrah at the end of the 20th century. BC.
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