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Seal of Elyashib Son of Ashyahu (or Ishyahu)
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A double-line border surrounds the inscription on this seal, made of black paste or serpentine (a magnesium silicate), found at Arad. A central boss with flanking lotus buds separates the names…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIC, 7th–6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Writing, Leadership, Seals

Categories:

Seals
Black seal decorated with a double-line border surrounding Hebrew inscription.
About an Earlier Letter, Troop Movements, and a Letter from a Prophet
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Your servant, Hoshayahu, sent to inform my lord, Yaush: May YHWH cause my lord to hear tidings of peace and tidings of good. And now, open the ear of your servant concerning the letter which you sent…

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

586 BCE

Subjects:

Military, Archaeology, Prophets & prophecy, Writing, Leadership, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Bulla of Hezekiah from Jerusalem (Ophel)
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Belonging to Hizkiyahu (Hezekiah), (son of) Ahaz, king of Judah.

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Monarchy, Writing, Leadership
Stone seal with image of winged figure and Hebrew inscription.