A 2,700-year-old royal seal bearing the mark of the biblical King Hezekiah has been unearthed in Jerusalem.

The tiny oval piece of clay bears the impression of a sun with two wings turned downward, flanked by two ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that symbolise 'life'.

King Hezekiah's rule was responsible for the rise in power of the Kingdom of Judah and an inscription into the bulla reads 'Belonging to Hezekiah (son of) Ahaz king of Judah'.

The seal, which is just a third of an inch across (1cm) and a tenth of an inch thick (0.3cm), is thought to be the first impression belonging to an Israelite or Judean king to be found during an archaeological excavation.

Although other seals that purport to belong to King Hezekiah are known to exist, their provenance has not been confirmed.

The new bulla was discovered during an excavation of an ancient 'rubbish dump' that dates back to the time of King Hezekiah, who lived between 727BC and 698BC.

It could now help provide new clues about the role the Kingdom of Judah played in the region at the time, and helps to underline the importance of King Hezekiah in the history of the region.

Under King Hezekiah, who appears in several books in the Bible, Judah emerged out from under the rule of the Assyrian empire following a series of battles that included the siege of Jerusalem.

During the conflict, Hezekiah allied himself with Egypt, which may help to explain the presence of the ankh symbol – the Egyptian hieroglyphs for life – on his seal.

Judah went on to become one of the most powerful states on the frontier between Egypt and Assyria under Hezekiah.

Dr Eilat Mazar, an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who was leading the excavation, said: 'This is a most unique item - it is the private seal impression of King Hezekiah.

'It is the first time such an item has been found ever in archaeological excavations.

'It is so tiny but we can see very easily the name of King Hezekiah and the symbols he chose to put on his impression.

'This was the private seal of the king that was most likely held by the king and nobody else. We found it in a Royal quarter that means we have got as close as possible to King Hezekiah.

'He was one of the most important figures in the bible. King Hezekiah is known from Assyrian documents too. This is as close as we can get to touching him.'

The seal was discovered in a dump close to the royal building constructed during the 10 century BC.

At this time, King Solomon laid part of the fortifications of the Ophel - a governmental quarter that connected the City of David to the Temple Mount.

The tiny seal was found together with 33 other bullae imprinted with other seals, many bearing Hebrew names.

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End time!

Eeyah!!!....These archaeologists self.

But Dalaman said the bible is fictional

I love Archeology!

Wao!

wow.. this is a great discovery, I'm sure this will lead to many other clues that will be necessary.







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Am with the "End time" crew on this.

KingEbukasBlog:
But Dalaman said the bible is fictional

Just like Spider-Man is fiction, but there is a real Empire State building and real city called New York. How many times do we have to knock this in your head? Local myths feature local places, languages, culture, food etc.

A book that has a talking snake, talking donkey, a propher tha survived in a fish's stomach for 3 days and other such nonsense is non-fiction? Are you for real?

fabulous660:
wow.. this is a great discovery, I'm sure this will lead to many other clues that will be necessary.

How is this necessary to you as an African? How does the discovery of King Hezekiah's seal improve your life in anyway?

The fakery of archeologist. How come no single character in the bible, Paul,peter,Joseph, even Abraham etc ,grave or bone could be unearth since they only died 2000 years ago.but up till last week burial spot of pharaoh's are being found and guess what they lived 4000 yrs ago.

sonOfLucifer:

Just like Spider-Man is fiction, but the there is a real Empire State building and real city called New York. How many times do we have to knock this in your head? Local myths feature local places, languages, culture, food etc.

A book that has a talking snake, talking donkey, a propher tha survived in a fish's stomach for 3 days and other such nonsense is non-fiction? Are you for real?

LMAO .... You sound like a STARK illiterate . Hezekiah is a powerful king in Judah and a historical figure . This new discovery is key to more unveilings . Keep dwelling in your delusions .

KingEbukasBlog:


LMAO .... You sound like a STARK illiterate . Hezekiah is a powerful king in Judah and a historical figure .

How does this address my post? Beyond the obvious insult, what else has this post achieved? Are you so deseprate to have 'physical evidence' to backup your faith? What next should we expect? Discovery of Jesus' balls on some remote mountaintop, maybe Mt. Sinai?

eposho:
The fakery of archeologist. How come no single character in the bible, Paul,peter,Joseph, even Abraham etc ,grave or bone could be unearth since they only died 2000 years ago.but up till last week burial spot of pharaoh's are being found and guess what they lived 4000 yrs ago.

The disciples lived normal lives and were given a proper burial like every other normal person . The Pharaohs of Egypt were mummified with various burial rites and rituals - they were buried specially - so its so easy to study history and unearth their remains .

sonOfLucifer:

How does this address my post? Beyond the obvious insult, what else has this post achieved? Are you so deseprate to have 'physical evidence' to backup your faith? What next should we expect? Discovery of Jesus' balls on some remote mountaintop, maybe Mt. Sinai?

I posted this first to celebrate the discovery - I love biblical discoveries - and then shame those who felt 'biblical characters' were fictional .

KingEbukasBlog:


I posted this first to celebrate the discovery - I love biblical discoveries - and then shame those who felt 'biblical characters' were fictional .

FYI, the Holy Bible and the Satanic Bible have same publisher.
Go figure out what myths are.

KingEbukasBlog:


The disciples lived normal lives and were given a proper burial like every other normal person . The Pharaohs of Egypt were mummified with various burial rites and rituals - they were buried specially - so its so easy to study history and unearth their remains .

This is watery please, you are telling us even Abraham father of all kingdom couldn't be given a special burial?what of Solomon with all his wealth? Common burial?
Ah Adam and eve nko,the first character in this whole biblical story.
If you can point out evidence that any character in the bible existed I will personally run errands for you for a year.

sonOfLucifer:

Just like Spider-Man is fiction, but the there is a real Empire State building and real city called New York. How many times do we have to knock this in your head? Local myths feature local places, languages, culture, food etc.

So how much did you smoke tonight

sonOfLucifer:


A book that has a talking snake, talking donkey, a propher tha survived in a fish's stomach for 3 days and other such nonsense is non-fiction? Are you for real?

A world that habours existence, humans, day to day experiential supernatural involvement could as well be fictional.

sonOfLucifer

Pay attention to these :

Under King Hezekiah, who appears in several books in the Bible, Judah emerged out from under the rule of the Assyrian empire following a series of battles that included the siege of Jerusalem.

During the conflict, Hezekiah allied himself with Egypt, which may help to explain the presence of the ankh symbol – the Egyptian hieroglyphs for life – on his seal.

'It is so tiny but we can see very easily the name of King Hezekiah and the symbols he chose to put on his impression.

'He was one of the most important figures in the bible. King Hezekiah is known from Assyrian documents too. This is as close as we can get to touching him.'

sonOfLucifer:

How does this address my post? Beyond the obvious insult, what else has this post achieved? Are you so deseprate to have 'physical evidence' to backup your faith? What next should we expect? Discovery of Jesus' balls on some remote mountaintop, maybe Mt. Sinai?

Lol...

eposho:

If you can point out evidence that any character in the bible existed I will personally run errands for you for a year.

Jesus , Paul , Peter , Timothy etc are Historical figures ! Caesar Augustus and Marcus Agrippa of the Roman Empire are historical figures . Their names are in the bible .

When will you start work ?

eposho:
The fakery of archeologist.

I bet if the same archeoligists uncovered alien remains, you wont fault it, you wont even be skeptical.

eposho:
How come no single character in the bible, Paul,peter,Joseph, even Abraham etc ,grave or bone could be unearth since they only died 2000 years ago.but up till last week burial spot of pharaoh's are being found and guess what they lived 4000 yrs ago.

Why not relax as archeologists do their jobs, whats the rush
Let them make their discoveries gradually.
I bet you wouldnt show the same impatience for scientists who are trying to uncover how life came into existence.
Does christianity disturb you that much?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_arpctm-s

winner01:
im bet if the same archeoligists uncovered aliens, you wont fault it, you wont even be skeptical.

Why not relax as archeologists do their jobs, whats the rush
Let them make their discoveries gradually.
I bet you wouldnt show the same impatience for scientists who are trying to uncover how life came into existence.
Does christianity disturb you that much?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_arpctm-s

Christianity is not my problem, but the inconsistently /illogical reasoning in the bible. Like Noah with his three son building that ark. How old was Noah when he performed that feat? 600 yrs old .that must be a mystery.

winner01:
I bet if the same archeoligists uncovered alien remains, you wont fault it, you wont even be skeptical.

Why not relax as archeologists do their jobs, whats the rush
Let them make their discoveries gradually.
I bet you wouldnt show the same impatience for scientists who are trying to uncover how life came into existence.
Does christianity disturb you that much?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_arpctm-s

You seem to forget that Christ is coming soon.

winner01:

So how much did you smoke tonight

Not yet high enough to actually see a talking snake. Or donkey. Or go sea-camping in a fish's stomach.

winner01:

A world that habours existence, humans, day to day experiential supernatural involvement could as well be fictional.

Your point?

KingEbukasBlog:
sonOfLucifer

Pay attention to these :

A - The Christian Bible (The Old Testament) was written and edited from the Jewish Bible
B - The Jewish Bible contains the history, myths and stories of Jewish cave men.

Do you agree with both A and B?

frank317:


You seem to forget that Christ is coming soon.

Lol. That nigga has always been slow. That's how Mary Magdalene gave him all the signs and he was there forming son of god.

eposho:

Christianity is not my problem, but the inconsistently /illogical reasoning in the bible. Like Noah with his three son building that ark. How old was Noah when he performed that feat? 600 yrs old .that must be a mystery.

600 years old,..
Yawns!!! january - december shey with each month having an average of 30 days 5000 years ago

I dont know why y'all refuse to think when it comes to sanity.

sonOfLucifer:

A - The Christian Bible (The Old Testament) was written and edited from the Jewish Bible
B - The Jewish Bible contains the history, myths and stories of Jewish cave men.

Do you agree with both A and B?

If you mean me agreeing with how frustrated and embarrassed you are by this discovery then yes

frank317:


You seem to forget that Christ is coming soon.

the bible was written over a period of 4000 years on the average, merely 2000 years later, simpletons be singing "coming soon" shoulda expired
No man knows the hour dude.