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The Bible's description, in Genesis 19, of a destructive earthquake near the Dead Sea area during the time of [[Abraham]] is borne out by archaeological and historic investigation. While no evidence remains of the five cities of the plain (Zeboim, Admah, Bela or Zoar, Sodom, and Gomorrah) their sites are believed to be beneath the waters at the southern end of the sea.

The Bible's description, in Genesis 19, of a destructive earthquake near the Dead Sea area during the time of [[Abraham]] is borne out by archaeological and historic investigation. While no evidence remains of the five cities of the plain (Zeboim, Admah, Bela or Zoar, Sodom, and Gomorrah) their sites are believed to be beneath the waters at the southern end of the sea.

Archaeological sites near the Dead Sea include Masada, Ein Gedi, and Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found).

Archaeological sites near the Dead Sea include [[Masada]], [[Ein Gedi]], and [[Qumran]] (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found).

==See also==

==See also==