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The Asteroid Behind the Bible's Most Famous Disaster

In 1650 BC, a city on the Dead Sea burned so completely that nothing grew there for six centuries. The destruction happened in a single morning, and the evidence left in the ground points to something falling from the sky. Three artifacts from three different countries describe the same event. A clay tablet from ancient Iraq. A bronze disk pulled from a German hillside. Melted pottery from the Jordan Valley. Scientists spent fifteen years excavating the site. What they pulled from the ground included glazed pottery, shocked quartz, diamond dust, and skeletons frozen mid-step. The same fingerprint shows up at confirmed impact sites worldwide. The story doesn't end in 1650 BC. The debris field responsible has a return date, and astronomers are watching the calendar.

English
  • Originally Aired June 27, 2026
  • Runtime 42 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created June 27, 2026 by
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  • Modified June 27, 2026 by
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