The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only in my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press: March 15, 2023, 271p).
Photo credit: Deg777 (1-15-07). The archaeological site of Tall el-Hammam, Jordan, overlooking the Jordan Valley: one of the largest sites in the Levant at over 62 acres. It is believed by some to be the Middle Bronze age site of Sodom [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license]
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