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Israeli archaeologists discover unique ancient seal affirming biblical account of Jerusalem 2,700 years ago
Fox News ^ | 8-29-24 | Peter Aitken

Posted on 08/29/2024 6:26:25 AM PDT by SJackson

The stone ring indicates a multi-national culture thriving in ancient Jerusalem

"The figure of a winged man in a distinct Neo-Assyrian style is unique and very rare in the glyphic styles of the late First Temple period," he added. "The influence of the Assyrian Empire, which had conquered the entire region, is clearly evident here."

The seal depicts a winged genie in the style of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, which the excavating team argued showed the influence of the empire in the region in the 7th and 8th centuries. The press release said the "figure raises one arm forward, with an open palm; perhaps to suggest some object it is holding. On both sides of the figure an inscription is engraved in paleo-Hebrew script – "LeYehoʼezer ben Hoshʼayahu."

The release continues that, "The name Yehoʼezer is familiar to us from the Bible (Chron. I 12:7) in its abbreviated form – Yoʼezer, one of King David's fighters," while also stating that "in the book of Jeremiah (43:2), describing the events of this very period, a person is mentioned with a parallel name, ʼAzariah ben Hoshʼaya. The two parts of his first name are written in reverse order to the seal owner’s name, and his second name is the same, appearing in its abbreviated form. This writing form in the text fits the name on the newly discovered seal and it is thus appropriate for this time period."

Ze'ev Orenstein, director of International Affairs for the City of David Foundation, told Fox News Digital that

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1chroniclesc12v7; ancientjerusalem; assyrianempire; biblicaljerusalem; epigraphyandlanguage; firsttemple; godsgravesglyphs; israel; jeremiahc43v2; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; peteraitken; yoezer
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To: linMcHlp

Are those listed in increasing levels of difficulty?


21 posted on 08/29/2024 10:25:41 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

In [reverse] order of difficulty - 1 being the most difficult:

5 Differential Equations
4 Meteorology
3 Thermodynamics (see Meteorology)
2 Girls (see 1)
1 Women (see 2)


22 posted on 08/29/2024 10:35:48 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: jerod

Many “Palestinians” have some ancient Hebrew ancestry.

After the Arab conquest, power slowly Arabized and Islamicized.


23 posted on 08/29/2024 9:10:30 PM PDT by Cronos
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