Ancient book of jasher 19 sodom destroyed in the beginning. The ancient cities of mohenjodaro and harappa were discovered in the 1920s in what is now modernday pakistan. Sodom and gomorrah stood for so much more than mere sexual depravity it was the drugdealing centre of the old testament world. Yahwehs restored name version of the book of yasher jasher. Sodom and gomorrah were cities mentioned in genesis, notorious for their flagrant sin.
Though few might have read the extended account, set in the time of abraham, that runs through genesis 1819, the imagery has become proverbial. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. However, one man is convinced that sodom and gomorrah not only existed, but were also destroyed by a terrible natural apocalypse matching the description in the book of genesis. Book of jasher, chapter 19 1 and the cities of sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names, serak in the city of sodom, sharkad in gomorrah, zabnac in admah, and menon in zeboyim. Further, if you read the book of jasher, which is cited in joshua 10. The cities of the plain and all their inhabitants destroyed by fire. The book of jasher referred to in the book of samuel was edited out of the old testament by the early roman church leaders, who picked.
You will also see that the cities of sodom and gomorrah were both named after. Sodom and gomorrah, notoriously sinful cities in the biblical book of genesis, destroyed by sulfur and fire because of their wickedness genesis 19. As the following story from the book of jasher shows, it wasnt merely that. This is what we have to understand and comprehend, because we have to escape from sodom and gomorrah, but these are not outside, but inside of each one of us. Chapter 16 four kings with eight hundred thousand men war against sodom and the cities of the plain, and destroy and plunder their people. Book of jasher, chapter 16 1 at that time chedorlaomer king of elam sent to all the neighboring kings, to nimrod, king of shinar who was then under his power, and to tidal, king of goyim, and to arioch, king of elasar, with whom he made a covenant, saying, come up to me and assist me, that we may smite all the towns of sodom and its inhabitants. Jun 22, 2019 sodom went a step further and took possessions of those that came into their towns by force, they made it illegal to feed the needy and they created laws condemning people to death who would do those things. At that time chedorlaomer king of elam sent to all the neighboring kings, to nimrod, king of shinar who was then under his power, and to tidal, king of goyim, and to arioch, king of elasar, with whom he made a covenant, saying, come up to me and assist me, that we may smite all the towns of sodom and its inhabitants, for they have rebelled against me these. The sinful ways of sodom and gomorrah were so outrageous that god destroyed the two cities with fire sparing only the family of lot. Jan 19, 2019 ancient book of jasher 19 sodom destroyed and the cities of sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names. The destruction of sodom and gomorrah, by john martin, 1832. Again, no mention is made of the background of the book of jasher.
When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. First, sodom and gomorrah were judged because of grave sin. And in the course of time sarah sent eliezer to sodom, to see lot and inquire after his welfare. This version has yahwehs name restored by yahwehs sword. Public schools are raping the minds of little children all over the nation. A reprint of photo lithographic reprint of exact edition published by j. Lot, his family, and the angels left while god destroyed the city. The deuterocanonical literature and the book of jasher. Their kingship, however, was not sovereign, because all of the river jordan plain was under elamite rule for twelve years.
Book of jasher has nimrod contemporaneous with chedorlaomer. Referred to in the book of yahushua and second samuel. Jasher chapter 16 the book of jasher published by j. More sins of sodom and gomorrah from sefer hayashar. Book of jasher 16 christian classics ethereal library.
What were the inhabitants of the city of sodom and gomorrah like. Sodom and gomorrah have been used historically and in modern discourse as metaphors for homosexuality, and are the origin of the english words, sodomite, a pejorative term for male homosexuals, and sodomy, which is used in a legal context to describe sexual crimes against nature, namely anal or oral sex particularly homosexual and bestiality. The bible story about the city of sodom and gomorrah is a terribly sad story that reminds us just how much god hates sin. The book of jasher covers these scenarios in great detail. Sodom and gomorrah and their fiery fate crop up in the book of genesis in the old testament, in the torah, and in the quran. Many think it has something to do with your sex life, but that didnt make the list given by jesus in luke 17. The book of jasher chapter 19 details 17 january 2010 chapter 19 the abominations of the people of sodom and gomorrah. Why did god allow lots daughters to later have sex with their father. The wicked men of the city surrounded lots house seeking to have homosexual relations. Picking up the story, the book of jasher also records the miraculous birth of isaac when abraham was 100 years of age. The first incident involving lots daughters appears in genesis 19. In fact, there is not a single thing that happened on that day that is the reason that god destroyed sodom and gomorrah because in chapter 18, when god was talking with abraham at the oaks of mamre and sent the angels down into the valley, thats when god decided to destroy those cities.
Book of jasher 18 christian classics ethereal library. Apparently, the people of sodom and gomorrah hated strangers and did this to discourage people from settling in their country friedman, 2010abraham have an obligation to speak out against any. Angels appear to abraham in hebron and isaac again promised, 14. Is not this written in the book of yasher, jasher or yahsher. Sodom and gomorrah along with the cities of admah, zeboiim, and zoar bela constituted the five cities of the plain, and they are referenced throughout both. The book of jasher contains an absorbing account of the sins of the people of sodom, and why yehovah god became furious with them, and the account of their divine judgment. According to the torah, the kingdoms of sodom and gomorrah were allied with the cities of admah, zeboim, and bela. Sodom and gomorrah along with the cities of admah, zeboiim, and zoar bela constituted the five cities of the plain, and they are referenced throughout both the old and new.
The sins of sodom and gomorrah i was looking into the book of jasher and it goes into much deeper detail about what sodom and gomorrah did that was bad enough to warrant divine judgement from god. This is a summary on the biblical account of the city of sodom and gomorrah. Two men who were really angels appeared in sodom where lot lived with his family. Jan 08, 2012 the books of jasher go into greater detail as to the sins of sodom and gomorrah. Indeed, not even ten righteous people could be found in the city. Mar 29, 2020 a reading from the book of jasher chapter 19. Jasher was referenced twice in the bible, joshua 10. Returns to canaan where lot separates from him, and receives the promise of canaan and journeys to hebron, 14b21. Oct 21, 2004 he referred to an ancient text called the book of jasher which is cited 2 places in the bible joshua and 2 samuel this text was only recently discovered in the 1800s. The residents of sodom had become so evil that god could not find even 10 righteous people among them genesis 18. Thus, if society is like sodom and gomorrah, it is because sodom and gomorrah are within every individual. Chapter 16four kings with eight hundred thousand men war against sodom and the cities of the plain, and destroy and plunder their people.
Jun 05, 2019 the second place the book of jasher is mentioned is in 2 samuel 1. Man as god section of saturn death cult part 1 will know that i have identified the origins of the illicit drug trade in opium with the biblical cities of sodom and gomorrah. Did you read where a daughter of lot was burned alive for feeding a homeless man in sodom. The standard historical theory about the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, as written in the bible as history in the pictures by werner keller, sustains that the cities of the valley of sidim were destroyed when a tectonic plate movement caused the great rift valley of which the dead sea is a port of, to move and the area at the southern end of the dead sea sank. The books of jasher go into greater detail as to the sins of sodom and gomorrah.
The story of sodom and gomorrah is a cautionary tale of the destructive consequences of sin. Sodom and gomorrah was destroyed for their mistreatment of the poor more than their sexual immorality, from what i have read. In the fifth year of abrams dwelling in the land of canaan the people of sodom and gomorrah and all the cities of the plain revolted from the power of chedorlaomer, king of elam. This is said to be written in the book of jasher, a collection of statepoems, in which the poem made upon this occasion was preserved among the rest. Book of jasher christian classics ethereal library. Traditional marriage in the bible includes polygamy. The kingdom of elam was ruled by king chedorlaomer. Why did lot offer up his daughters to be gang raped. August 4, 2014 abraham, ambassador for yehovahs kingdom, audio torah teaching, gomorrah, hebrew roots, lot, michael didier torah teacher, moed appointed time, passover, sabbath teaching, sodom, time of life book of jasher, book of yasher, genesis 19, michael didier torah teacher, sodom and gomorrah destroyed in the time of life, spring. And eliezer went to sodom, and he met a man of sodom fighting with a stranger, and the man of sodom stripped the poor man of all his clothes and went away. Book of jasher, chapter 19 internet sacred text archive. And the cities of sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names. The biblical david and jonathan had a formal samesex union. Sep, 2017 the story of the fiery destruction of sodom and gomorrah is one of a diminishing few biblical narratives of which our culture is familiar.
Their discovery essentially proved the truth, albeit in part, in ancient writings and texts that claimed the cities were once home to a great civilization right across the indus valley a civilization so great as to rival those of ancient egypt and even those of mesopotamia. The book of jasher, mentioned in the biblical books of joshua and second. Drug dealing in sodom and gomorrah saturn death cult. Sodom and gomorrah 1962 film wikipedia sodom and gomorrah known in the usa as the last days of sodom and gomorrah is a 1962 epic film which is loosely based on the biblical tale of sodom and gomorrah. Abram, hearing that lot is taken captive, gathers together about three hundred men and pursues the kings, retakes the captives, and smites the whole army of the confederate rings. The book of jubilees pseudepigrapha, apocrypha and sacred.
In those days all the people of sodom and gomorrah, and of the whole five cities, were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the lord and they provoked the lord with their abominations, and they strengthened in aging abominably and scornfully before the lord, and their wickedness and crimes were in those days great before the lord. Sodom and gomorrah were two cities mentioned in the book of genesis and throughout the. Book of jasher, chapter 18 internet sacred text archive. The book of jubilees angels appear to abraham in hebron and isaac again promised, 14. They did not just consist of homosexuality and inhospitality.
According to the book of jasher, paltith, one of lots daughters, was burnt alive in some versions, on a pyre for giving a poor man bread. More sins of sodom and gomorrah from sefer hayashar jasher. You can read more indepth bible verses from the scripture below and use the articles and videos to understand the meaning behind this teachable event in the bible. To give you a synopsis, they basically made laws against feeding the poor and any stranger that visited their cities. In the book of ezekiel, god listed some of the other sins of sodom in the context of showing how judah had become much like sodom. But whatever youve heard about sodom and gomorrah, youre probably getting things a bit confused.
The text contains a lament written by david concerning the deaths of saul and sauls son jonathan. Chapter 19the abominations of the people of sodom and gomorrah. In fact, the place was so bad people tried to rape the angels. In genesis chapter 14, sodom and gomorrah s political situation is described during the time biblical lot had encamped in sodom s territory. The judges of sodom and gomorrah allowed beds to be erected in the streets of the cities, and when strangers came into sodom and gomorrah, the residents were allowed, by law, to rape those who passed through their cities. The people of sodom and gomorrah, and of all the cities of the plain become very wicked. The book of jasher referred to in joshua and second samuel faithfully translated 1840 from the original hebrew into english. Sodom and gomorrah are identified as an example of the ungodly throughout the bible, from genesis and deuteronomy to jude and revelations. Genesis 19 niv sodom and gomorrah destroyed the two.
Ancient book of jasher 19 sodom destroyed and the cities of sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names. Serak in the city of sodom, sharkd in gomorrah, zabnac in admah, and menon in zeboyim. Free bible illustrations at free bible images of lots. Sodom and gomorrah destroyed 19 the two angels arrived at sodom in the evening, and lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. The second place the book of jasher is mentioned is in 2 samuel 1. The deuterocanonical literature and the book of jasher is generally thought to make up the. The book of jasher chapter 19 details 17 january 2010 chapter 19the abominations of the people of sodom and gomorrah.
Preface introduction is this the real book of jasher. The destruction of the biblical city of sodom was due to their mistreatment of strangers, the poor, and each other in some instances. Perhaps the most important key found in the book of jasher is that it corrects the erroneous chronological date for the birth of abraham assumed by many christian commentators, in particular archbishop james ussher. Further, the quote simply notes that this account was also included in another source. The book of jubilees abram journeys from haran to shechem in canaan, thence to hebron and thence to egypt, 114a. Sodom and gomorrah, mohenjodaro do the ancient texts. From this book we learn that noah and abraham were contemporaries. Aug 25, 2019 chapter 19 the abominations of the people of sodom and gomorrah. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. It tells the story of the wicked people of sodom and gomorrah. Yahwehs restored name version of the book of yasher jasher done by yahwehs sword is not this written in the book of yasher. And the cities of sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names, serak in the city of sodom, sharkad in gomorrah, zabnac in admah, and menon in zeboyim. Book of jasher referred to in joshua and second samuel.