The Bible: Lost Cities Of

Long the ultimate cautionary tale, these cities were destroyed by "fire and brimstone" in Genesis 19 . For years, their existence was doubted, but recent excavations have pinpointed compelling candidates.

: Many researchers now identify this massive site in the Jordan Valley as biblical Sodom. Lost Cities of the Bible

Jericho is often called the world's oldest city , with layers of civilization dating back 11,000 years. Long the ultimate cautionary tale, these cities were

Babylon is synonymous with power and spiritual corruption in both Daniel and Revelation. Jericho is often called the world's oldest city

Unearthing the Past: The "Lost" Cities of the Bible For centuries, many of the greatest metropolises of the ancient world existed only in the pages of Scripture, dismissed by skeptics as pious legends or metaphors for morality. But in the last 150 years, shovels have begun to meet the sand, revealing that cities like , Babylon , and even Sodom were very much real—and their remains are as dramatic as the stories they inspired.