Sodom, Gomorrah and the other lost cities of the plain: a climatic perspective

The relation of paleoclimatic factors to the happenings at Sodom and Gomorrah and the other Cities of the Plain, which are now thought to be covered by the Dead Sea, was examined. Dating the Sodom event to approximately the 23rd and 21st centuries BC supports the idea that a major climatic change th...

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Published in:	Climatic change Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 435 - 446
Main Author:	NISSENBAUM, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01-04-1994 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Ancient civilizations Archaeology Bible Climate Climate change Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Marine and continental quaternary Surficial geology Middle East Asia Egypt North Africa Israel Jordan Dead Sea ANE, Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Lost City Israel, Dead Sea MED, Egypt, Arab Rep archaeology history Quaternary Holocene paleoclimatology Bronze age
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Summary:	The relation of paleoclimatic factors to the happenings at Sodom and Gomorrah and the other Cities of the Plain, which are now thought to be covered by the Dead Sea, was examined. Dating the Sodom event to approximately the 23rd and 21st centuries BC supports the idea that a major climatic change that occurred between the Early and Middle Bronze Ages is responsible for the Sodom story, along with the stories of the collapse of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt.
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ISSN:	0165-0009 1573-1480
DOI:	10.1007/BF01094406