The Book of Genesis, which has been focusing on Abraham and his relationship with God, takes a detour to discuss the fate of Lot and, with it, of Sodom and Gomorrah. As our times show some tendency to ...
What everyone agrees on is that something unusual happened at Tall el-Hammam, an ancient settlement near the Dead Sea. In a layer of ancient earth, archaeologists claim to have found evidence of an ...
The story of the destruction of Sodom is detailed in both the Bible and the Koran. The destruction was rapid and intense. “And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain ...
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Are we repeating the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah?
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities so wicked that God personally destroyed them, can seem like an allegory against sin. But what if the biblical account isn't just a religious tale, but a ...
Editors' note, April 24, 2025: Earlier today, the journal Nature retracted a 2017 study about the destruction of the Middle Bronze Age city of Tall el-Hammam. "Following publication of this Article, ...
Our Gemara on amud beis uses a prooftext from the story of the destruction of Sodom for a halacha regarding the handful of the Mincha offering that is burned on the altar (Vayikra 2:2). The verse ...
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