Unearthing the Past: The "Lost" Cities of the Bible For centuries, many of the greatest metropolises of the ancient world existed only in the pages of Scripture, dismissed by skeptics as pious legends or metaphors for morality. But in the last 150 years, shovels have begun to meet the sand, revealing that cities like , Babylon , and even Sodom were very much real—and their remains are as dramatic as the stories they inspired.
Long the ultimate cautionary tale, these cities were destroyed by "fire and brimstone" in Genesis 19 . For years, their existence was doubted, but recent excavations have pinpointed compelling candidates. Lost Cities of the Bible
: According to Joshua 6, the city's walls collapsed flat after the Israelites marched around them. Unearthing the Past: The "Lost" Cities of the
Known as the "city of sin" in the Book of Jonah, Nineveh was the capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire. For years, their existence was doubted, but recent
: Its ruins were uncovered in the 19th century near modern-day Mosul, Iraq .