Numerous news sources are carrying the story and it would be very easy for you to find. Archaeologists believe that they have discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Sodom in Southern Jordan, south of the Dead Sea.
There have been no name plates or such found to identify the city but the descriptions of he dig match the Biblical descriptions of Sodom. It appears to these archaeological scientists that life in the city disappeared rather mysteriously and the city was uninhabited for roughly 700 years. The walls and fortifications were higher and stronger than previous thought to be. It thus is much larger than other cities of the plain which leads them to, at this time, conclude that it must have been Sodom, but the verdict is not nearly in on this yet.
Sodom most definitely lay covered and undiscovered for thousands of years, since the Middle Bronze Age, so what I find more remarkable than finding it is in the timing of archaeologists finding it. You can read the account of God's destruction of Sodom in the 19th chapter of Genesis and you can read of Jesus reference to it in Matthew 10:15. There are many other references of Sodom, these being a few...Matthew 11:24, Mark 6:11, Luke 10:12 and 17:29, Romans 9:29, 2 Peter 2:6 and Jude 1:7. I encourage you to do so and to read it in different translations. I usually use biblehub.com for such purposes.
Billy Graham has referenced Sodom on many occasions over many decades and usually in an analogy with America. Finding this city in 2015 is much more than just fitting, for it may have strong prophetic overtones to it. Israel is nearing its 70th anniversary in its rebirth as a nation. The 49th anniversary of Israel capturing Jerusalem's Old City is even nearer. We are 2000 years from when Jesus walked this earth and roughly 6000 years from God's creation of Adam. Nah....just pure coincidence....I wouldn't worry about it!
There have been no name plates or such found to identify the city but the descriptions of he dig match the Biblical descriptions of Sodom. It appears to these archaeological scientists that life in the city disappeared rather mysteriously and the city was uninhabited for roughly 700 years. The walls and fortifications were higher and stronger than previous thought to be. It thus is much larger than other cities of the plain which leads them to, at this time, conclude that it must have been Sodom, but the verdict is not nearly in on this yet.
Sodom most definitely lay covered and undiscovered for thousands of years, since the Middle Bronze Age, so what I find more remarkable than finding it is in the timing of archaeologists finding it. You can read the account of God's destruction of Sodom in the 19th chapter of Genesis and you can read of Jesus reference to it in Matthew 10:15. There are many other references of Sodom, these being a few...Matthew 11:24, Mark 6:11, Luke 10:12 and 17:29, Romans 9:29, 2 Peter 2:6 and Jude 1:7. I encourage you to do so and to read it in different translations. I usually use biblehub.com for such purposes.
Billy Graham has referenced Sodom on many occasions over many decades and usually in an analogy with America. Finding this city in 2015 is much more than just fitting, for it may have strong prophetic overtones to it. Israel is nearing its 70th anniversary in its rebirth as a nation. The 49th anniversary of Israel capturing Jerusalem's Old City is even nearer. We are 2000 years from when Jesus walked this earth and roughly 6000 years from God's creation of Adam. Nah....just pure coincidence....I wouldn't worry about it!
