New research suggests that the ancient Bronze Age city of Tall el-Hamman, in modern-day Jordan, was destroyed by a meteor—and that the catastrophic event could have inspired the Bible’s tale of Sodom ...

The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah, painting by John Martin, 1852. In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human ...

A new study presents evidence that a "cosmic airburst" destroyed the Middle Bronze Age city of Tall el-Hammam, located in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea. The 21 co-authors of the study, published ...

The Bible's Book of Genesis describes in terrifying detail how God destroyed the Biblical cities for their sins of wickedness and depravity. The Old Testament speaks of the Lord raining "upon Sodom ...

Archeologists are having a field day commenting on research that links a supposed comet impact to the destruction of biblical Sodom You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...

On 24 April 2025, Scientific Reports formally withdrew a 2021 article that had claimed a Tunguska-scale cosmic airburst levelled Tall el-Hammam in the southern Jordan Valley — a destruction the ...

The Biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah is a popular story. Its popularity is drawn from its association with homosexuality and the brutal destruction of the two cities by God. Indeed, it is common ...