The Archaeology of Zoar & Lot’s Cave
Sodom is one of the more famous cities from antiquity, but fewer people are aware of the nearby city called Zoar. Similarly, most people are familiar with Abraham, but his nephew Lot is less well known. While the location of Sodom and Gomorrah and the details of their fiery destruction continue to be researched and discussed, archaeological excavations have uncovered concrete and unambiguous discoveries related to the existence, location, and history of Zoar and the Cave of Lot, both of which appear in the Genesis narrative about Sodom and the cities of the plain.
Because Zoar was never completely lost to history, and because the cave to which Lot fled was memorialized in ancient times, archaeologists have been able to make...
Titus Kennedy, PhD, is a field archaeologist who has been involved in excavations and survey projects at several archaeological sites in biblical lands, including directing and supervising multiple projects spanning the Bronze Age through the Byzantine period, and he has conducted artifact research at museums and collections around the world. He is a research fellow at the Discovery Institute, an adjunct professor at Biola University, and has been a consultant, writer, and guide for history and archaeology documentaries and curricula. He also publishes articles and books in the field of biblical archaeology and history, including Unearthing the Bible, Excavating the Evidence for Jesus, and The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands.
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