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How Did You Knew The Location Of Somorrah
Liberty University

Location of Sodom & Gomorrah

bible archaeology 471

Dr. David E Graves

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LH

February 2/13/15

In Genesis chapters 13-19 tells a big account of one of one of the most interesting tales in the Old Testament Bible- the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. In short, the tribe and families of Lot and Abraham and Lot grew out of the land of Bethel. Abraham gave Lot the first opportunity to pick when it was time to depart and split up. Of all the places, Lot had to choose the city of Sodom in the Jordan Valley (Cities of the Plain) and Abraham went to Canaan.1 God knew that Sodom was evil, scripture says. God sent angels to warn Lot and inform him about the fore coming destruction of Sodom. The angel
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