The ancient city of Tall el-Hammam, which was destroyed by what appeared to be a "atomic blast," is allegedly the biblical city of Sodom, according to a renowned theologian.
The blast that destroyed the city had the power of 1,000 Hiroshima bombs, says Dr John Bergsma (Image: No credit)
This assertion follows what appears to be evidence of the city's existence, which was apparently revealed by archaeological findings in Jordan. Tall el-Hammam, which is located in the southern Jordan Valley, had previously shown indicators that it had been completely destroyed by a catastrophic event. This catastrophic occurrence, according to Dr. John Bergsma, a respected professor of theology at Franciscan University in Ohio, is similar to the biblical tale.
Sea creatures discovered "frozen in time" in the Grand Canyon have "proven" the biblical account of Noah's Ark. According to Genesis, God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah completely by pouring sulphur and fire on them in response to their "wickedness." Similar scenes of carnage were seen in Tall el-Hammam's ruins, which significantly changed Dr. Bergsma's interpretation of the Old Testament.
According to the Daily Star, Dr. Bergsma suggests that bones and pottery shards found by archaeologists show signs of intense heating, which could be evidence of an asteroid collision.
Steven Collins was baffled at the pottery that was 'glazed ' on just one side ( Image: Youtube)
Tall el-Hammam was a bustling metropolis 3,600 years ago, much bigger and more powerful than Jericho or Jerusalem. But it virtually vanished overnight. Interestingly, the absence of arrowheads or other indications of a siege suggests that Tall el-Hammam and its neighboring city were not destroyed as a result of a military assault.
Leading archaeologist at Tall el-Hammam Steven Collins informed Dr. Bergsma of some of these astounding discoveries. According to Dr. Bergsma, Trinitite was found to be encrusted on pottery unearthed at an archaeological site. He said, "that glass layer that you get when you set off an atomic bomb in the desert and it melts the sand".
The discoveries didn't stop there. Dr Bergsma also mentioned: "They also started to find human remains. Human skeletons that are complete up until about halfway up the backbone and then there's just a scorch mark and there's nothing on the top of the body..."
He went on to describe the evidence of a powerful heat wave that appeared to burn out these twin cities on the Jordanian side of the river at a height of around 25C above the horizon.
Steven Collins compared this disaster to the infamous Tunguska Event of 1908, in which a massive asteroid crashed with Earth's atmosphere over Siberia and left massive wreckage in its wake. He stated: "The proposed airburst was larger than the 1908 explosion over Tunguska, Russia, where a 50-metre-wide bolide detonated with 1,000 times more energy than the Hiroshima atomic bomb."
The catastrophe could have thrown up masses of salt from the nearby Dead Sea ( Image: Nature.com)
Professor emeritus of earth science at the University of California, James Kennett, observed that the airburst appeared to have produced a lot of salt. This discovery uncannily parallels the biblical tale of Lot's wife being transformed into a salt pillar after Sodom was destroyed. "The salt was thrown up due to the high impact pressures," he said. "And it may be that the impact partially hit the Dead Sea, which is rich in salt," he said.
But several archaeologists have criticized Mr. Collins, saying that he drew conclusions too quickly and without enough data. According to Professor Kennett, the incident may have simply inspired later myths like Sodom or the fall of Jericho.
However, Dr Bergsma begs to differ. He firmly believes in the historical authenticity of these events, stating: "It really changed my perspective on the Old Testament map because what it pointed out to me is things that sounded too outlandish to be history...is actually shown to be a historical event."
