Chief Rabbi breastplate stone may have been discovered
Dec 5, 2019 05:06:45 #
Peewee, this is one of the most interesting modern news reports I've ever seen.
This stone believed to be one of the twelve stones (one for each of the twelve tribes) from the breastplate of the High Priest of the Jerusalem Temple with an inscription in ancient Hebrew inside the stone, when there is no surface cut on the exterior of the stone even beginning to explain how it was placed there, leaves the refrain running through my mind, that "Our God lives.!"
I copied an excerpt from the online story below:
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/139490/new-evidence-revealed-about-stone-from-breastplate-of-temple-priest-hidden-in-south-africa/
"Despite not being a religiously observant Jew, Dr. Westenholz was so impressed by seeing the sardonyx that she was concerned about transferring ritual impurity to the stone. She refused to touch it without gloves. In her notarized report, she observed what appeared to be two engravings under the surface of the stone, one of which she identified as a bet’.
“What was remarkable was that the engravings were under the surface and followed the curvature of the stone,” Fox said, “They were geologically formed, appearing under the microscope like little bubbles formed into a perfect shape as the stone itself was formed.”
This was the point at which his artistic abilities came into play. Fox sketched the stone, including outlines of the two engravings.
“They had no idea what the second engraving was,” Fox said. “After seeing my sketches, she suddenly realized that it was a wolf. She noted that the wolf corresponded to the blessing Jacob gave Benjamin.
"Binyamin is a wolf that raveneth; in the morning he devoureth the prey, and at even he divideth the spoil." Genesis 49:27
After inspecting the stone under a microscope, Dr. Westnholtz determined that the tools used and the polish indicated the stone had been manufactured in the Middle East during the time the Children of Israel left Egypt (ca 1450-1250 BCE).
The owner of the stone was thrilled with the assessment but the process of verifying the stone continued for several more years. Though it is impossible to definitively determine the age of the stone, Dr. James Strange, a noted professor in religious studies and archaeology, who inspected the sardonyx in 2000 was perplexed at what he saw.
“I was unaware that anyone in the late Middle Ages had the technology to cut a hemisphere in such a medium, so I tried to exhaust all other explanations,” he told Breaking Israel News in an interview in 2016.
Even more astounding than the cut of the stone was the inexplicable inscription inside the stone, visible through the clear surface: two letters in ancient Hebrew. Dr. Stone wrote in his appraisal of the gem, “There is no modern or ancient technology known to me by which an artisan could produce the inscription, as it is not cut into the surface of the stone.”
It is interesting to note that according to Jewish tradition, the stones of the breastplate were engraved by the shamir, a worm capable of cutting the hardest rock with absolute precision. The shamir was reputed to have existed in the time of Moses, as one of the ten wonders created on the eve of the first Sabbath, just before God finished creation.
Dr. Stone consulted with Ian Campbell, Director of the Independent Coloured Stones Laboratory in Johannesburg and a leading South African gemologist. Mr. Campbell, photomicrographed (photographing via a microscope) the stone, confirming it had not been cut open to make the inscription.
Professor M. Sharon from the University of Witwatersrand and an expert in ancient Hebrew, inspected the stones and noted the inscriptions in ancient Hebrew script of what he described as “the equivalent of our ‘B’ and ‘K’.” He identified the style of script, dating it to be from the year 1000 BCE, give or take 200-300 years.
“Due to the clarity of the letters and their fine definition it would be incredible if they are a coincidental natural formation in the stone,” he stated in his notarized report. “The lack of any apparent sign of interference with the surface makes the existence of the letters inside the stone a real enigma.”
Dr. Westenholz and Ian Campbell have since passed away, but Breaking Israel News was able to confirm that their statements and documentation were genuine. Campbell’s apprentice, Jeremy Rothon, confirmed the original appraisal and told Breaking Israel News that he was well aware of the stone’s heritage. It had made an enormous impression on Campbell and he had discussed it at length with his student.
The family’s initial nervousness proved to be justified. The stone was eventually verified by several experts who appraised its value at approximately $200 million.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I would like to thank Gary Fox, founder and president at New Life Movement and Gary Fox Ministries, for reaching out to me with his amazing account that reaffirms for me the ongoing story of the return to Israel and the miraculous times we live in.
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
This stone believed to be one of the twelve stones (one for each of the twelve tribes) from the breastplate of the High Priest of the Jerusalem Temple with an inscription in ancient Hebrew inside the stone, when there is no surface cut on the exterior of the stone even beginning to explain how it was placed there, leaves the refrain running through my mind, that "Our God lives.!"
I copied an excerpt from the online story below:
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/139490/new-evidence-revealed-about-stone-from-breastplate-of-temple-priest-hidden-in-south-africa/
"Despite not being a religiously observant Jew, Dr. Westenholz was so impressed by seeing the sardonyx that she was concerned about transferring ritual impurity to the stone. She refused to touch it without gloves. In her notarized report, she observed what appeared to be two engravings under the surface of the stone, one of which she identified as a bet’.
“What was remarkable was that the engravings were under the surface and followed the curvature of the stone,” Fox said, “They were geologically formed, appearing under the microscope like little bubbles formed into a perfect shape as the stone itself was formed.”
This was the point at which his artistic abilities came into play. Fox sketched the stone, including outlines of the two engravings.
“They had no idea what the second engraving was,” Fox said. “After seeing my sketches, she suddenly realized that it was a wolf. She noted that the wolf corresponded to the blessing Jacob gave Benjamin.
"Binyamin is a wolf that raveneth; in the morning he devoureth the prey, and at even he divideth the spoil." Genesis 49:27
After inspecting the stone under a microscope, Dr. Westnholtz determined that the tools used and the polish indicated the stone had been manufactured in the Middle East during the time the Children of Israel left Egypt (ca 1450-1250 BCE).
The owner of the stone was thrilled with the assessment but the process of verifying the stone continued for several more years. Though it is impossible to definitively determine the age of the stone, Dr. James Strange, a noted professor in religious studies and archaeology, who inspected the sardonyx in 2000 was perplexed at what he saw.
“I was unaware that anyone in the late Middle Ages had the technology to cut a hemisphere in such a medium, so I tried to exhaust all other explanations,” he told Breaking Israel News in an interview in 2016.
Even more astounding than the cut of the stone was the inexplicable inscription inside the stone, visible through the clear surface: two letters in ancient Hebrew. Dr. Stone wrote in his appraisal of the gem, “There is no modern or ancient technology known to me by which an artisan could produce the inscription, as it is not cut into the surface of the stone.”
It is interesting to note that according to Jewish tradition, the stones of the breastplate were engraved by the shamir, a worm capable of cutting the hardest rock with absolute precision. The shamir was reputed to have existed in the time of Moses, as one of the ten wonders created on the eve of the first Sabbath, just before God finished creation.
Dr. Stone consulted with Ian Campbell, Director of the Independent Coloured Stones Laboratory in Johannesburg and a leading South African gemologist. Mr. Campbell, photomicrographed (photographing via a microscope) the stone, confirming it had not been cut open to make the inscription.
Professor M. Sharon from the University of Witwatersrand and an expert in ancient Hebrew, inspected the stones and noted the inscriptions in ancient Hebrew script of what he described as “the equivalent of our ‘B’ and ‘K’.” He identified the style of script, dating it to be from the year 1000 BCE, give or take 200-300 years.
“Due to the clarity of the letters and their fine definition it would be incredible if they are a coincidental natural formation in the stone,” he stated in his notarized report. “The lack of any apparent sign of interference with the surface makes the existence of the letters inside the stone a real enigma.”
Dr. Westenholz and Ian Campbell have since passed away, but Breaking Israel News was able to confirm that their statements and documentation were genuine. Campbell’s apprentice, Jeremy Rothon, confirmed the original appraisal and told Breaking Israel News that he was well aware of the stone’s heritage. It had made an enormous impression on Campbell and he had discussed it at length with his student.
The family’s initial nervousness proved to be justified. The stone was eventually verified by several experts who appraised its value at approximately $200 million.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I would like to thank Gary Fox, founder and president at New Life Movement and Gary Fox Ministries, for reaching out to me with his amazing account that reaffirms for me the ongoing story of the return to Israel and the miraculous times we live in.
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
Peewee wrote:
There is a video at the bottom of this link I enjoyed very much and felt like sharing. It's @ 45 min.
It's about the breastplate of the Chief Rabbi of the Temple and one of the stones that may have been located. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/139490/new-evidence-revealed-about-stone-from-breastplate-of-temple-priest-hidden-in-south-africa/
It's about the breastplate of the Chief Rabbi of the Temple and one of the stones that may have been located. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/139490/new-evidence-revealed-about-stone-from-breastplate-of-temple-priest-hidden-in-south-africa/
Dec 5, 2019 07:49:36 #
Peewee
Loc: San Antonio, TX
Zemirah wrote:
Peewee, this is one of the most interesting modern... (show quote)
Glad you enjoyed it, I got goosebumps watching it. Wonder where the other 11 are, and if God will arrange their reappearance? I thought it might be special to you and PL, I'd never heard of this and it's a 20 to 30 years old story. The stone speaks, our God isn't a fairy tale and His words are always true!
Dec 5, 2019 10:02:31 #
Peewee wrote:
Glad you enjoyed it, I got goosebumps watching it. Wonder where the other 11 are, and if God will arrange their reappearance? I thought it might be special to you and PL, I'd never heard of this and it's a 20 to 30 years old story. The stone speaks, our God isn't a fairy tale and His words are always true!
Amen and Amen
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