what happened here during the biblical times?
Dwelling in caves near the Dead Sea is recorded in the Hebrew Bible as having taken place before the Israelites came to Canaan, and extensively at the time of King David.
Dead Sea
Dwelling in caves near the Dead Sea is recorded in the Hebrew Bible as having taken place before the Israelites came to Canaan, and extensively at the time of King David.

where is jordan located on the world map It is located in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the South and the east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, and Israel and Palestine to the west. what is it? It is an Arab country in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. where did its name originate from? It takes its name from the Jordan River which forms much of the country's northwestern border. what is the geographical location of this aforesaid river? It has an upper course from its sources to the Sea of Galilee, and a lower course south of the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea. where is the last mentioned sea located? It is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. how did it form? There are two contending hypotheses about the origin of the low elevation of the Dead Sea. what are some fauna found here? Bacteria and microbial fungi what happened here during the byzantine period? It was used as a place of escape and refuge and the remoteness of the region attracted Greek Orthodox monks since the Byzantine era. did it form a lake? Yes, it formed a landlocked lake as the land between the Rift Valley and the Mediterranean Sea rose to such an extent that the ocean could no longer flood the area. did humans settle here? Yes, there are several small communities near the Dead Sea.
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Dead Sea [SEP] Biblical period
Before the destruction, the Dead Sea was a valley full of natural tar pits, which was called the vale of Siddim. King David was said to have hidden from Saul at Ein Gedi nearby. In there is a specific prophecy that the sea will "be healed and made fresh", becoming a normal lake capable of supporting marine life. A similar prophecy is stated in , which says that "living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea [likely the Dead Sea] and half to the western sea [the Mediterranean]."