2006-11-27 15:05:06 · 3 answers · asked by oznerol_57 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Sodom, if it had ever existed, was situated somewhere deep underneath what is now known as the Dead Sea. So, if it is was a volcano that erupted and destroyed it, that nameless volcano is also buried in the same locale...
In Genesis, God is claimed to have 'rained burning coals and embers from above' - namely the skies ! If so, it would more possibly have been a meteor, and not a volcano...
But, I would rather share the opinion of most historians - that the whole episode is a fabricated myth, to scare and frighten the poor 'believers' about the 'wrath of God' !
2006-11-27 15:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by IndyaBelle 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The story, like much of the rest of the bible, is fiction.
2006-11-27 23:09:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that myth, as many in the bible, probably relates to oral traditions regarding natural disasters.
2006-11-27 23:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by QFL 24-7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋