You are hereHomeBARNovember/December 2001The Rise and Fall of the Dead Sea Thus the phrase was correctly interpreted by ancient authors such as Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1, 9, 1 (174), Bereshit Rabbah 41 (Theodor-Albeck ed. 411, 12), Tanh\uma Lech-Lecha 9. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.