A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

[surada]

They also think this event caused the walls of Jericho to fall. The timing is a bit strange.

A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.

theconversation.com

As the inhabitants of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Hammam went about their daily business one day about 3,600 years ago, they had no idea an unseen icy space rock was speeding toward them at about 38,000 mph (61,000 kph).

Flashing through the atmosphere, the rock exploded in a massive fireball about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) above the ground. The blast was around 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The shocked city dwellers who stared at it were blinded instantly. Air temperatures rapidly rose above 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit (2,000 degrees Celsius). Clothing and wood immediately burst into flames. Swords, spears, mudbricks and pottery began to melt. Almost immediately, the entire city was on fire.

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[Confederate Soldier]

As a bible believer, I can totally see this happening. Jericho though? No. Jericho was a separate deal.

 

[surada]

As a bible believer, I can totally see this happening. Jericho though? No. Jericho was a separate deal.

Jericho dates back to the Natufians.. Its very, very old and has collapsed many times.. It has a sweetwater spring that periodically dried up and the people would leave.

Note it also has a zigguraut (watch tower).

 

[Moonglow]

Happened in Siberia in 1908 also.

 

[Clyde 154]

They also think this event caused the walls of Jericho to fall. The timing is a bit strange.

A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.

theconversation.com

As the inhabitants of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Hammam went about their daily business one day about 3,600 years ago, they had no idea an unseen icy space rock was speeding toward them at about 38,000 mph (61,000 kph).

Flashing through the atmosphere, the rock exploded in a massive fireball about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) above the ground. The blast was around 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The shocked city dwellers who stared at it were blinded instantly. Air temperatures rapidly rose above 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit (2,000 degrees Celsius). Clothing and wood immediately burst into flames. Swords, spears, mudbricks and pottery began to melt. Almost immediately, the entire city was on fire.

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Possibly......... Suggests? More subjective ad hominem conjecture? You lost any fact based objectivity with the first sentence, "New research suggests................ "

 

[surada]

Possibly......... Suggests? More subjective ad hominem conjecture? You lost any fact based objectivity with the first sentence, "New research suggests................ "

Jericho has been rebuilt 11 times and dates back to the Natufian culture.

 

[surada]

Possibly......... Suggests? More subjective ad hominem conjecture? You lost any fact based objectivity with the first sentence, "New research suggests................ "

Confederate Soldier

Look at the approximate dates.

norwegen

Did the destruction of this Middle Bronze Age city inspire the story of Sodom?

Archaeologists investigated the destruction of Tall el-Hammam and discovered an event similar to the description of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

www.jpost.com

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The consequences of a crater-forming cosmic impact matched all the evidence found by the archaeologists, but it was dismissed as unlikely because no crater was found in the area.

The most likely cause of destruction was a cosmic airburst caused by a comet or meteorite. The consequences of such an event also match the evidence found by the researchers, and using an impact calculator, they were able to estimate the details of the event, which also involved the shock wave hitting Jericho that was burned to the ground.

It can be assumed that the event that destroyed Tell el-Hammam would have been witnessed and recounted through the generations until the time of the biblical Sodom, at which point the event would have been an inspiration for the story, which tells of stones and fire falling from the sky to destroy the city.