Michael the Syrian wrote that during one of the Sabbatical Year Earthquakes in January 749 CE, Bosrah was swallowed up completely. Similarly, Chronicon Ad Annum 1234 reports that Bosrah was entirely swallowed up. Although neither source distinguishes between the Holy Desert Quake and the Talking Mule Quake within the Sabbatical Year sequence, Bosrah’s location near the Sea of Galilee suggests the destruction more likely occurred during the earlier Holy Desert Quake.