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.
: Many researchers now identify this massive site in the Jordan Valley as biblical Sodom. Lost Cities of the Bible
: Its ruins were uncovered in the 19th century near modern-day Mosul, Iraq . Unearthing the Past: The "Lost" Cities of the
: According to Joshua 6, the city's walls collapsed flat after the Israelites marched around them. : Its ruins were uncovered in the 19th
: Archaeologists have unearthed the iconic Ishtar Gate (now partially reconstructed in Berlin) and evidence of massive ziggurats, which some believe are the historical inspiration for the Tower of Babel. 4. Jericho : The City of Palm Trees