New Evidence Suggests Sodom and Gomorrah Could Have Been Caused By a Rare Natural Phenomenon

Connecting modern science to old stories

16th century painting depicting Sodom and Gomorrah (Public domain)

The Book of Genesis recounts the destruction of two sinful cities, Sodom and Gomorrah. In the tale, God destroys the towns and their inhabitants with fire from the sky. Pillars of sulfur and flame shoot down and annihilate the cities for…