S: It is called this because it is upon these shores that Gomorrah and Sodom on were brought to destruction.
Jesus and the Essenes is one of the books I use when I follow Akashic / regression memory instead: naming, memorial meaning, and shore detail (pitch, tar, Sodom and Gomorrah) as they were held in that account.
When asked why the water is called the Sea of Death, the speaker points to Sodom and Gomorrah: the shores themselves are remembered as the place of that destruction, and the name is kept so the event is not forgotten.
Dolores asks about peculiarities; the reply goes to pitch and then to Sodom and Gomorrah.
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is told with brimstone and fire from heaven (Genesis 19:24), and the land afterward is pictured with smoke like a furnace (Genesis 19:28).
In Jesus and the Essenes, that smell is part of what makes the place peculiar, next to the memorial of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Why is the Dead Sea called the Sea of Death?In the Essene-linked account in Jesus and the Essenes, it is called the Sea of Death because Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed on these shores, and the name is kept to remind us of that.
What does Sodom and Gomorrah have to do with the Dead Sea?In Jesus and the Essenes, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is located on these shores and given as the reason for the name Sea of Death.
In Genesis 18, three men, including a figure in all capital letters (LORD), dine with Abraham and Sarah, while two “associates” visit Sodom and Gomorrah, described as handsome men.
And within a couple of chapters, he has destroyed two cities: Sodom and Gomorrah.
Sodom and Gomorrah Connection: Bond and Hempsell suggested the impact’s debris plume could have caused destruction in the Sinai, possibly inspiring the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah story.
However, controversies over the tablet’s translation, the Köfels landslide’s dating, and the Sodom and Gomorrah link highlight the need for further research.
"As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “no one will live there, nor will a ben-adam dwell in it."
"That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar."
Explanation: The verse lists the opposing coalition of five kings, focusing on the region around Sodom and Gomorrah.
"And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;"
"And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain."
"And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way."
Explanation: The invaders’ looting of Sodom and Gomorrah sets up the rescue mission by Abram, introducing the theme of redemption.
"And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before YHWH destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of YHWH, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar."
If we set aside the YHWH-centered covenant with Isaac and the destruction narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah, a broader and more inclusive narrative emerges in Genesis: the origins of two great nations through Ishmael and Isaac, both blessed by the divine.
Without the layers emphasizing YHWH’s exclusivity or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the Genesis narrative becomes a universal story of two great nations emerging from Abraham’s lineage.
Genesis 19:24-25:"Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."
Genesis 19:24:"Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven."The phrase "from the Lord" is repeated, which is redundant in Hebrew style and could suggest a later theological emphasis inserted to reinforce divine authorship of the event.
Genesis 19:24"Then YHWH rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from YHWH out of heaven
Genesis 19:28"And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace."
Instead of a full retreat, Marduk stopped to sack the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah in the SiddimValley, which lies on the southern edge of the Dead Sea.
Enlil and his sons, fearing Marduk’s power, persuaded Anu to allow the use of seven mighty weapons,now believed by many to have been tantamount to tactical nuclear missiles, against Marduk/Ra.Meanwhile, the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah felt betrayed by their Enlilite “gods,” who had failed toprotect them from the invading coalition, so they switched their allegiance to Marduk, in essence, sealingtheir doom
Yahweh came to Abraham and warned him that the cities would be destroyed because theyhad turned away from him This warning is evidence that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was aplanned event, not some unanticipated natural disaster.
According to Genesis 19:26, Lot’s wife, who had lagged behind, was turned to “a pillar of salt.”But Zecharia Sitchin noted that the original Sumerian word interpreted by Hebrew scribes as “salt” alsomeant “vapor.” Lot’s wife then was vaporized by the explosion that consumed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Evidence that Sodom and Gomorrah weredestroyed by a nuclear explosion has come from many sources.
In addition to the devastation of Sodom and Gomorrah, the ancient tablets recount how the Sinaispaceport also was targeted for nuclear destruction, apparendy to prevent it from falling into Marduk’shands.
Nuclear Warfare: He claims that ancient texts and archaeological evidence point to nuclear events, including the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
They have figured in all ages of the world's history, even before the time of Sodom and Gomorrah.
For which reason you and your*** wife, and one hundred picked men, should go and visit Sodom and Gomorrah in the valley of Siddim.
And Abraham and his people went as commanded by God, and visited the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah; and God spake privily to Abraham, saying: I will destroy these cities, for they are as hells for evil spirits; but Lot should escape for your*** sake.
God, through his angels, rained down fire and brimstone on Sodom and Gomorrah, and they were burnt and destroyed.
And whilst they were yet praying before the altar, God withdrew from Abraham, and suffered the evil angels, who had followed them from Sodom and Gomorrah, to draw near about the altar.
And the spirit said: You should take your** only son, Isaac, and your*** hosts who were with you* at Sodom and Gomorrah, and go with me whither I will lead you, for I have a great work for you.
So in the morning Abraham and his son Isaac, and the hosts who had been with Abraham to Sodom and Gomorrah, assembled together.
When Lot the younger escaped out of Sodom, he halted in a small city called Ben-ah, and tarried there whilst Sodom and Gomorrah were being consumed with fire; and because he was saved, he called the place Zoar, because he was a worshipper of the doctrines of Zarathustra, who was called in the Fonecean language Zoa-raastra.
When Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed, the kings' people heaped the blame of it on Abraham's head, and there rose up enemies against Abraham in those regions.
In this video, Paul Wallis explores the events surrounding the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
Wallis begins by explaining that, in the traditional reading of Genesis, Yahweh is displeased with the behavior of the people in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The interaction between Abraham and these beings precedes Yahweh's decision to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah.
Wallis discusses the manner in which Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed, drawing parallels to modern perceptions of nuclear explosions.
Wallis concludes by reiterating his belief that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was not a punishment for immoral behavior, but rather an act carried out by advanced beings wielding advanced technology.
Two of these beings proceed to Sodom and Gomorrah, and are so attractive that they provoke strong reactions from the people.
The Anunnaki were responsible for various developments, including the Tower of Babel and Sodom and Gomorrah, both of which involved advanced technology and extraterrestrial warfare.
Description: Sodom and Gomorrah are the most famous examples of cities destroyed by divine judgment in the Bible.
Text: "Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven.
I did not see that it would jeopardize the story of the Essenes if I looked for information about Sodom and Gomorrah.
Archaeological and Biblical evidence supports the locating of the five Cities of the Plain (of which Sodom and Gomorrah were two) in the Valley of Siddim.
Isaiah 13:19: “And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.” This verse emphasizes Babylon’s glory and grandeur, similar to Plato’s description of Atlantis as a wealthy and powerful city.
Paul's narrative on Sodom and Gomorrah presents an unconventional interpretation.
Some say that Sodom is the place of pasture of the great Seth, which is Gomorrah.
But others (say) that the great Seth took his plant out of Gomorrah and planted it in the second place, to which he gave the name 'Sodom'.
Chedorlaomer and his allies went to war against a group of five kings in the region of the Dead Sea, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Birsha, king of Gomorrah
The narrative in Genesis 14 describes a campaign where Chedorlaomer and his allies first defeat these nations and then, in the same year, engage in battle against the rebellious kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (Zoar).
We see this in names like Yerushalem in Hebrew to Jerusalem in English and Amorah in Hebrew and "Gomorrah" in English.Sounds formed in the same region of the mouth are sometimes exchanged one for another.
“Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.” Genesis 19:24-25
Gomorrah
20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
[1] Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.[2] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.[3] And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.[4] And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.[5] By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.[6] And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.[7] And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.[8] And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.[9] He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.[10] And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.[11] Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,[12] And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.[13] And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,[14] And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.[15] And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,[16] And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,[17] And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,[18] And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.[19] And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.[20] These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.[21] Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.[22] The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.[23] And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.[24] And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.[25] And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.[26] And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah,[27] And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,[28] And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,[29] And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.[30] And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.[31] These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.[32] These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.