Experts Discovered Evidence That Suggests Jesus Christ’s Tomb Is Much Older Than Previously Thought

South-West Church

But there was one feature that set the South-West Church apart from the other ruins strewn across Hippos. Researchers speculated that this structure was not demolished in the devastating earthquake of 749 A.D., but rather that it collapsed before the tremors wreaked havoc on the area.

South West Church

Great Fire Destroyed Everything

Experts found evidence that a massive fire had destroyed the South-West Church. According to Dr. Michael Eisenberg of the University of Haifa, who co-directed the excavations, this occurred around the beginning of the seventh century. The Sassanians from Persia invaded the area around that time, according to Eisenberg.

Great Fire Destroyed Everything