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New Find: Clay Seal from 1st Century Jewish Temple (with Inscription)

Posted on December 26, 2011 by LukeChandler

Recent digs next to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount have uncovered a small inscribed clay seal that seems to have been involved with worship at the 1st-century (New Testament-era)  Temple. Its inscription has a shortened form of the name of God (“Yahweh”) … Continue reading →

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Garfinkel Announces New Religious Finds at Khirbet Qeiyafa (photos)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by LukeChandler

Yossi Garfinkel recently presented finds from a cultic room unearthed at Khirbet Qeiyafa in 2010. He sent me some photos for this blog just before his presentation in Jerusalem. They are shown here with his permission. Here is my own … Continue reading →

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