A seal bearing a name that appears in the Bible was discovered in the City of David
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- čas přidán 30. 03. 2019
- A rare and exciting discovery: A bulla (seal impression) and a 2,600-year-old stamp bearing Hebrew names were uncovered in the City of David. The artifacts were discovered inside a public building that was destroyed during the destruction of the First Temple and were uncovered in archaeological excavations of the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. The dig was conducted by archeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University.
According to Prof. Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Israel Antiquities Authority who were responsible for the dig, these special artifacts were found inside a large public building, that was destroyed in the sixth century BCE - likely during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. Large stone debris, burnt wooden beams and numerous charred pottery shards were discovered in the building, all indications that they had survived an immense fire. The importance of this building can be discerned, among other things, from its size, the finely cut ashlar stones from which it was built and the quality of the architectural elements found in the layers of destruction - for example, remnants of a polished plaster floor, which had collapsed and caved into the floor below.
The stamp and bulla, which are about one centimeter in size, were deciphered by Dr. Anat Mendel-Geberovich of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Center for the Study of Ancient Jerusalem, who, according to the script, dates them to the middle of the seventh century to the beginning of the sixth century BCE.
The seal impression, dated to the First Temple period, features the words: “(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King” (LeNathan-Melech Eved HaMelech). The name Nathan-Melech appears once in the Bible, in the second book of Kings 23:11, where he is described as an official in the court of King Josiah, who took part in the religious reform that the king was implementing: “And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the officer, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.”
The title “Servant of the King” (Eved HaMelech) is appears often in the Bible to describe a high-ranking official close to the king. This title appears on other stamps and seal impressions that were found in the past. This seal impression is the first archaeological evidence of the name Biblical Nathan-Melech.
Dr. Mendel-Geberovich notes that the fact that this official was mentioned by his first name alone indicates that he was known to all, and there was no need to add his family lineage.
According to Mendel-Geberovich, “Although it is not possible to determine with complete certainty that the Nathan-Melech who is mentioned in the Bible was in fact the owner of the stamp, it is impossible to ignore some of the details that link them together.”
Bullae were small pieces of clay impressed by personal seals, used in ancient times to sign letters. While the parchment that they sealed didn’t survive the fires that devastated ancient Jerusalem, the bullae, which are made of ceramic-like material, were preserved, leaving evidence of the correspondence and those behind them.
A stamp-seal was also in discovered the same place, made of bluish agate stone, engraved with the name - “(belonging) to Ikar son of Matanyahu” (LeIkar Ben Matanyahu). According to Dr. Mendel-Geberovich, “The name Matanyahu appears both in the Bible and on additional stamps and bullae already unearthed. However, this is the first reference to the name “Ikar,” which was unknown until today.” She believes that despite the literal meaning of Ikar which is farmer, it most likely refers to a private individual with that name as opposed to a description of his occupation. It is still unclear who this person was. Private stamps were used to sign documents, and were often set in signet rings carried by their owners. In ancient times these stamps noted the identity, lineage and status of their owners. - Věda a technologie
this is awesome! it's amazing to see these artifacts especially when it proves the bible is true! God bless you all!!
I understand what you mean, but we must never suggest that archaeological findings prove the Bible to be true. The Scriptures themselves prove the Word of God to be true. These findings are simply evidences that the Bible is an historical, factual Book.
very cool Israeli archaeologist provide information once again the authenticity of the Bible
You can find the name Netan-Melech in second book of Kings 23:11
WoW thank you for your wonderful work.
Love seeing the Bible come alive ❤️
Jesus loves you ❤️
Pretty significant find. I'm actually not a religious person but even to me this does verify some aspects of the OT. If it's legit.
I recommend the documentaries Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus/The Moses Controversy, and also the 3-part Pharaohs & Kings: A Biblical Quest. One's made by a believer who kinda hadda crisis of Faith, the latter by an Agnostic and brilliant Egyptologist with some notions that many find uncomfortable but they're undeniably based on sound logic.I recommend the documentaries Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus/The Moses Controversy, and also the 3-part Pharaohs & Kings: A Biblical Quest. The Patterns of Evidence film's made by a believer who kinda hadda crisis of Faith, the latter by an Agnostic and brilliant Egyptologist with some notions that many find uncomfortable but they're undeniably based on sound logic.
Since there are some pretty sensationalized or overly Evangelical-infused attempts to force history to merge with the Biblical narratives out there, it was pretty surprising to find some legit, grounded evidence on the subject of the Early Israelites in Egypt, their enslavement, departure, and entrance into Canaan.
Just wonderful...thank you all for paving the way for so many to follow.
Definitely an interesting find
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
This is awesome!
Wow! What a find!
I remember it like it was yesterday it was a gift a gift to Hezekiah truly awesome find enjoy it blessings to you and yours
Archeology is the greatest weapon Israel has against the deniers of JEWISH history and origins.
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How come we find ancient Inca, Mesopotamia, Persian Greek, Chinese, Roman, Egyptian, Indian, Aboriginal, Jewish and other ancient civilizations and cultures and yet, nothing has ever been discovered of Palestinian ancient civilization before 1964.
So cool!
Cool seal
Amen
One of the Seals of Solomon? Whew, King Josiah, okay.
They have perfect English 👌 very interesting video ( ps I'm English & I was just impressed lol )
Okay, but it's a bit small to be a seal/bulla or leave an imprint of any kind. Unless seal means something else entirely in this context, in which case apologies. Also, that's a very loose use of the word ashlar, unless, of course, the texture resulted from the intervening fire, in which case again apologies.
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Interesting, the first gentlemen said "586 BC", while the subtitle had that damned "BCE". Someone should listen to what was being said.
Anno Domini is Latin for "in the year of the lord" referring to the birth of JESUS CHRIST. Ce, the abbreviation for "common era" is used to mark time in the same way. Bc means "before CHRIST" and bce stands for "before the common era". Bc and bce are interchangeable. Bce and ce are used to appease non believers. This is an easy google search.
@@yisraeliteinternationalcha2058 I am fully aware of all this. The point of the change is to remove Christ from people's awareness.
What has christ to do with judaism they're still waiting their messiah
@@simonthrasheart5607 they are waiting for the Messiah they want and missed the one they needed.
Les cadeaux du Seigneur !
Time and time again the bible is proved true. Ignore it at your peril folks.
Amen brother in Christ 🤍
Why are they still searching for me?
Times are resetting
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why the stupid music in the background?
They didn't have last names. What is she talking about???
Stones
Matanyah'u
What is BCE? I only know of BC
BCE is Before Christ Era
BC is before Christ.
Maybe you're know this already and are making a point... If not, then here it is: The former AD became renamed CE "common era" and the former BC became named BCE "before common era".
Waiting For Gadot.
What's Gadot?
Ok, just so we’re keeping score…
Zeus: zero units of evidence
Allah: zero units of evidence
Thor: zero units of evidence
Krishna: zero units of evidence
God: innumerable units of evidence.
SCORELINE
God: innumerable and growing
All others combined: zero and not growing
Matanyau
Rune are ancient Hebrew letters!?
Not runes. These are Anciet Hebrew. No relation to Viking runes.
YAUH Is the name of creator !
Do you think it may have something to do with the foxes showing up?
fakes
The ' hero music' is dumb and takes away from your presentation!
What he saying in other words is Palestinian get out this is our land
God is real! Jesus Christ saves!. May people wake up to this reality.
Racist nonsense
Fake Judah
? Exactly what is that supposed to mean?
@@stegokitty jewish white ppl are not blood related to the tribe for which the term "jew" derives: Judah. They are not Judites. They descend from Ashkenaz who is listed in Genesis 10. Gomer begat Ashkenaz where "Ashkenazi jew" comes from. Furthermore they are obviously not biologically made for the land of Israel. Tel Aviv Professor Shlomo Sands' book "The Invention of the Jewish People" exposes this historical identity theft fraud.
Tahaquo Ancient Judah’s one tribe there are still more tribes out there and if you think there all the same colour with all the slaves and wives from all over the world these Israelites and kings had you are delusional, no way in hell there all the same.... not a chance, and go read that bible better because some of the Israelites were white as snow.... the Israelites are every skin tone on this earth... me and my siblings, have the same parents yet me having red skin and the rest of my siblings range in colour from dark tan to almost see though white.... I’m Native and White by the way... fathers Native Mothers white.... and we all have different tones to our skin, your not a racist now are you... and the bible states quite clearly that Israel will be destroyed like a desert, and then when the times right, he will bring his people back and make it green and livable again, well guess what, who’s there now making it livable, better go do some more reading...
@@tahaquoancient8169 DNA says otherwise
Your charts are garbage
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