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<\/a>Jesus died on Friday, April 3, 33AD, according to an investigation which matches his death to an earthquake.<\/span><\/p>\nThe investigation, from the International Geology Review, looked at earthquake activity around the Dead Sea, which is around 13 miles from Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27, says that as Jesus lay dying on the cross, an earthquake shook the area, scattering graves and making the sky go dark.<\/span><\/p>\n Now researchers have looked at textual accounts, geological records and astronomical data to find the most likely date for Jesus’s death.<\/span><\/p>\n Geologist Jefferson Williams of Supersonic Geophysical, and colleagues from the German Research Center for Geosciences, studied soil samples from the beach of Ein Gedi Spa, next to the Dead Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n Researching the deeper layers of the soil, two earthquakes were detected by looking at the layers of built-up sediment, called varves, which built up each year.<\/span><\/p>\n A widespread earthquake is known to have happened in 31BC, and another one was detected which must have occured between 26AD and 36AD.<\/span><\/p>\n