Times of Israel | HistoryThe discovery or exaction of a Seal used by famous Jewish King Hezekiah near the Temple Mount strengthens Israeli claim to the site in Jerusalem near the Temple Mount.
A disputed area, the Temple Mount hosts the Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque - a site holy to both Muslims and Jews. Jews regard the site as the very same place where King Solomon built his Temple for the Lord.
On Wednesday, the Times of Israel reported that archaeologists had deciphered a seal impression bearing the name of the 8th century BCE biblical King Hezekiah. It was recently found during excavations next to the Old City of Jerusalem.
"The bulla, a stamp seal impression, was one of dozens found in recent years in a royal building in the Ophel, excavation leader Dr. Eilat Mazar said at a press conference held at the Mount Scopus campus. It bears the name “Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz, king of Judah,” an 8th century Judean ruler.
Dr. Mazar described the artefact as “the closest as ever that we can get to something that was most likely held by King Hezekiah himself.”
The story of Prophet Isaiah's visit to King Hezekiah to prophesy on his imminent death and the King's genuine and instant repentance which was subsequently, quickly answered by God as evidenced by Prophet Isaiah's return to him to deliver a new message about The Lord having heard his prayer and adding 15 more years to his life, is well know to Christians ( Isaiah 38 v 1- 6).
Hezekiah ruled the kingdom of Judah from around 715 and 686 BCE. During his reign the kingdom was invaded by the ascendant Assyrian Empire and the capital, Jerusalem, was besieged by the army of King Sennacherib. The Book of Kings II 18:5 says of Hezekiah that “after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.” He’s also mentioned in the annals of Sennacherib
The find, Dr. Mazar said of the bulla: “strengthens what we know already from the Bible about [Hezekiah].”
She said it was used to seal a papyrus scroll and an impression of the fibres was preserved on the inverse, according to the report credit to Dr. Mazar, suggesting the seal once enclosed a document signed by the king himself.
On Wednesday, the Times of Israel reported that archaeologists had deciphered a seal impression bearing the name of the 8th century BCE biblical King Hezekiah. It was recently found during excavations next to the Old City of Jerusalem.
"The bulla, a stamp seal impression, was one of dozens found in recent years in a royal building in the Ophel, excavation leader Dr. Eilat Mazar said at a press conference held at the Mount Scopus campus. It bears the name “Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz, king of Judah,” an 8th century Judean ruler.
Dr. Mazar described the artefact as “the closest as ever that we can get to something that was most likely held by King Hezekiah himself.”
The story of Prophet Isaiah's visit to King Hezekiah to prophesy on his imminent death and the King's genuine and instant repentance which was subsequently, quickly answered by God as evidenced by Prophet Isaiah's return to him to deliver a new message about The Lord having heard his prayer and adding 15 more years to his life, is well know to Christians ( Isaiah 38 v 1- 6).
Hezekiah ruled the kingdom of Judah from around 715 and 686 BCE. During his reign the kingdom was invaded by the ascendant Assyrian Empire and the capital, Jerusalem, was besieged by the army of King Sennacherib. The Book of Kings II 18:5 says of Hezekiah that “after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.” He’s also mentioned in the annals of Sennacherib
The find, Dr. Mazar said of the bulla: “strengthens what we know already from the Bible about [Hezekiah].”
She said it was used to seal a papyrus scroll and an impression of the fibres was preserved on the inverse, according to the report credit to Dr. Mazar, suggesting the seal once enclosed a document signed by the king himself.
The find is so significant and gives enormous contribution to insights into the ownership of the temple mount.
As we reported in November, the Al Aqsa was built by King Solomon as contained in a Muslim website Keys To Understanding Islam. King Solomon is referred to by Muslims as Prophet Solomon.
However, following centuries during which it was abandoned time and time again, and rebuilt by Muslims including at some point, King Herod, it became called the AL AQSA.
It is the third holiest ground to Muslims, but in recent months became the centre of successive knife attacks as Palestinians vent their frustration on Jews and civilians visiting the Mosque.
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* Dr. Eilat Mazar
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| * King Hezekiah. (Credit: ToI/Wiki) |
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| * The Ophel archaeological site, immediately south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, on June 21 2011. (Credit: via ToI). |
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