World’s Oldest Calendar May Come from Sodom

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom, most known for being destroyed for its sexual immorality including homosexuality (Genesis 19:1-13), may have been where the oldest stone calendar was made:

Rock formations in Jordan possibly world’s first calendar…

SAN ANTONIO—Thousands of years before the Mayans created their calendar that famously ends in 2012 and 10 centuries before England’s Stonehenge was erected, people in the southern Jordan River Valley founded a major city and organized massive rocks into circles.

Some believe Tall el-Hammam, the remains of that fortified city, could be the site of biblical Sodom…

“The early Bronze Age, 3200 to 2200 B.C., was a period of large-scale urban expansion. At the same time and locations, the construction of dolmans and other megalithic structures blossomed,” pointed out Maltsberger, associate professor for biblical studies and archaeology at BUA.

“We also know from inscriptions that Israel was using a lunar calendar by 10th century B.C., but no one has found physical evidence of how they devised this calendar. Our evidence from Tall el-Hammam dates around 3000 to 2000 B.C. and may give us insight into how the calendar began.” http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13959&Itemid=53

Because calendars are mentioned throughout the Hebrew scriptures, it would make sense that various ones would be found in the area near Sodom. Such as the lands currently occupied by the Jews, the Palestinians, and the Jordanians.

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Biblical Archaeology This is a website that has more information on biblical archeological as is sometimes known as the Bib Arch site.
End of Mayan Calendar 2012–Might 2012 Mean Something? Are there Mayan calendar predictions for change in 2012? Changes were centuries ago predicted by the Hopi Native Americans. Do Mayan/Hindu/Hopi/Buddhist/New Age/Nostradamus prophecies have any value here? Why might Satan have inspired this date? Does the Dresden codex show destruction of the earth by flood? Can the great tribulation start before 2012? How might Barack Obama and Julia Gillard be involved in 2012? Have predictions written by Bob Thiel related to Barack Obama and Julia Gillard began to come to pass?
LCG: Homosexuals Gaining Ground “Same-sex marriage” for “gays” and lesbians is becoming more acceptable to many. What does the Bible teach about homosexuality? Can homosexuals change?