"Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire
from the Lord out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities, and
all of the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and
what grew on the ground." Okay, that's the mythical Biblical
version and carries some weight for the fundamentally religious
but from a scientific perspective it isn't that simple and over
the years conjectures have been varied: Massive flooding,
volcanic, an asteroid, and earthquake [Great Rift Valley].
"Searching for Sodom and Gomorrah" Biblical Archaeology Review
Biblical Archaeology Review Sodom and Gomorrah. They are perhaps
the most infamous cities of the Bible, inhabited by men and
women so vile and wicked that only their utter annihilation
could appease God’s wrath (Genesis 19). But where does the Bible
locate these legendary dens of iniquity, and does any trace of
them still exist? It is clear from various Biblical passages
that Sodom and Gomorrah should be located in the Dead Sea
region. When Abraham and his nephe