In the Bible, the Dead Sea is known as the 'Eastern Sea' or the 'Sea of the Arava'. The ancient Greeks and Romans called it 'Mare Asphaltitus', meaning the 'Clay Sea', due to the patches of clay, or asphalt floating on its surface. Later on, since life in this body of water was deemed impossible, it was dubbed the 'Dead Sea', and this term was adopted by various European languages. Mosaics from...
