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Originally Posted by Basilissa
I don't understand that meteorite business, and I would appreciate someone explaining this to me. How can stones fall down from the sky, if we can clearly see there are no stones hanging in the sky?!  |
Ge:19:24: Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
I have yet to read a more accurate description of a meteorite. One assumes that one of God's "many mansions" (Joh:14:2)is stuffed with the things, just in case He needs them.
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Forbes Magazine covered this
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New Science Suggests Biblical City Of Sodom Was Smote By An Exploding Meteor
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New research finds that a powerful airburst from a meteor colliding with the atmosphere may have wiped out a Bronze Age civilization along the north side of the Dead Sea some 3,700 years ago. While the findings come from the excavation of the Tall el-Hammam archaeological site in Jordan, many believe that the same place was once known as Sodom.
Yes, as in Sodom and Gomorrah from the Bible, Torah and Quran - the cities of sin supposedly destroyed with brimstone and fire sent from God.
Archaeologist Phillip J. Silvia of Trinity Southwest University in Albuquerque has been working with a team that has been excavating the site for over 13 years and presented their report at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research last month.
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As you can't trust some of these archaeological types, I have checked Phillip J. Silvia credentials and he is a Christian.