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  • The Cave Of Lot's Seduction And The Monestary It Inspired

    10/25/2004 7:59:47 AM PDT · by blam · 6 replies · 1,081+ views
    Daily Star ^ | 10-25-2004 | Konstantine D. Politis
    The Cave Of Lot's Seduction And The Monestary It InspiredBy konstantine D. Politis Special to The Daily Star Monday, October 25, 2004The cave of Lot's seduction and the monastery it inspired Jordanian site of Deir Ain Abata testifies to a thriving Byzantine and Umayyad-era Christian community Amman: The ruins were first discovered during an archaeological survey at the south-east end of the Dead Sea in 1986, near a spring named Ain Abata. After further investigations it was evident that the site - near today's Ghor al-Safi, the biblical city of Zoara - was none other that the Sanctuary of Agios...
  • Lot's Museum begins to take shape (Near where Lot fled to when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed)

    07/02/2005 2:21:41 PM PDT · by wagglebee · 36 replies · 750+ views
    Jordan Times ^ | 7/1/05 | Dalya Dajani
    AMMAN — Engineers are making headway in the construction of a two-story historical museum in the Jordan Valley, with project officials estimating its completion in October. “Lot's Museum,” being built some 300 metres from the cave where Lot and his family sought refuge from the devastation of Sodom and Gomorrah, is set to showcase the area's dazzling topography and unique geological facets. Samir Jaradat, the project's contact engineer told The Jordan Times yesterday that the museum's structure is being finalised with plans under way to select the exhibits. Jaradat said a specialised committee comprising antiquity, tourism and geological experts...