Biblical depictions of a comet.(RomoloTavani\/iStock)Infamously provocative cities, Sodom and Gomora have been biblically depicted as sinful. As the story from the book of Genesis tells, they were destroyed by sulfur and fire with three other cities. Both the New, and Old Testaments also depict this story.Tall el-Hammam is an archeological site in Jordan, a country bordering the Dead Sea. Scientists at Tall el-Hammam have discovered viable evidence that will challenge previous knowledge on how the cities were destroyed. Scientists have deduced destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah was at the mercy of a comet. According to Religion News, scientists have been able to confirm the event took place in 1650 B.C. While other religious scholars have challenged this theory, the evidence is quite convincing.“In a layer of ancient earth, archaeologists claim to have found evidence of an apocalyptic event: Melted rooftops. [Disintegrated] pottery. Unusual patterns in the rock formations [that] can be associated with intense heat. For another<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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