Location
OF
SODOM
Key Facts for Navigating the Maze of Arguments for the Location of the Cities of the Plain
Second Edition
DAVID E. GRAVES
Toronto, Canada
2018
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The Location of Sodom: Color Editon. Key Facts for Navigating the Maze of Arguments for the Location of the Cities of the Plain.
Includes bibliographic references and indexes.
Copyright © 2016 by David E. Graves
Revision Jan. 2016; Mar. 2, 2018
Published by Electronic Christian Media, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ISBN-13: 978-1985830837
ISBN-10: 1985830833
1. Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)-Antiquities 2. Sodom (Extinct city) 3. Bible-O. T. Gensis XVII-XIX-Criticism, interpretation, etc. 4. Bible. O.T. Antiquities. I. Graves, David E. II. Title
BISAC History/Expeditions and Discoveries Category HIS051000
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Cover Design: David E. Craves
Centre Front—Middle Bronze Tell el-Yahudieh ware juglet from Tall el-Hammam (Area L). Photo by David E. Graves
Bottom Front—Madaba map mosaic indicating the possible site of Sodom. Photo by David E. Graves
Background Front Cover—Hebrew text of the Dead Sea Scroll Messianic Testimony (4Q175) located in the Amman Museum, Jordan. Photo by David E. Graves
Background Back Cover—Madaba map mosaic indicating the Byzantine location of Zoar. Photo by David E. Graves
Picture Acknowledgements
All photographs are by the author, unless otherwise indicated. For the credits of the photographs used in the charts see Credits and Permissions.
Charts
David E. Graves: all charts
Maps
All Maps are by the author, unless otherwise indicated.
Ritmeyer Archaeological Design: No. 65
Hugh Barnes, The Follow the Pots Project: No. 66
Methodology Facts: Proper Scientific Method
Hermeneutic Facts: Proper Interpretive Method
Chronology Facts: The Time Period
Archaeology Facts! Material Evidence
Destruction Facts: Material Evidence
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About The Location of Sodom: Key Facts for Navigating the Maze of Arguments for the Location of the Cities of the Plain (Second Edition)
The Bible describes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19 in terms of fire and brimstone falling from heaven. But what actually happened to these cities? Where are they today? Did they survive the cataclysmic destruction? Two archaeological sites have recently been identified as Sodom, but which is the best candidate for the location of Sodom: Tall el-Hammâm, at the northern end of the Dead Sea in the Jordan Valley, or Bâb edh-Dhrâ, at the southern end of the Dead Sea in the Ghor? Trying to navigate the maze of arguments can be a daunting task. |
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