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Persian Period Bullae (Seal) Found

From Persian period — as biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah describe — after Cyrus, King of Persia, allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem.

Jonathan Laden July 02, 2020

After King Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Jerusalem and destroyed the First Temple in 586 B.C.E., the Jews were exiled in Babylon for some 50 years. At that time, according to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, Cyrus the Great became King of Persia and enabled the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple.

Few artifacts have been found from the Persian period, roughly 536 B.C.E. to 333 B.C.E. On Tuesday, June 29th, 2020, The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of two more. In the Givati Parking Lot excavation, IAA and Tel Aviv University archaeologists found a bulla (seal) and a seal impression on reused pottery sherds.

Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Stamp-Seal.jpg

The excavation was led by Tel Aviv University Professor Yuval Gadot and Dr. Shiftah Yalev of the IAA.
Givati Parking Lot Excavations

The Givati Parking Lot Excavation Site. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

The bullae (seals) provide important evidence. “The finding of the stamp and seal impression in the City of David indicates that despite the city’s dire situation after the destruction, efforts were made to restore the administrative authorities to normal.”

Jerusalem continued to serve an important bureaucratic role in the Persian period of the history of Jerusalem .

Persian Seals 6th-4th centuries B.C.


Jerusalem Parking Lot Excavation Area

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Thank you for sharing! I appreciate you taking the time, as always!

I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the summer, even though we older folks are living in a “smaller world” than usual......... at least we can enjoy God’s gift of his beautiful nature!

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

I find it personally reassuring, TexaCan,

when, every few months, these ancient reassurances are brought forth from God's archive in Israel, verifying the historical accuracy of His written word, for He can not lie, and every promise He has made will be brought to fruition,

1st, to the Jewish people that Israel is and will always be their eternal possession, and

2nd, to every believer and follower of Jesus Christ during the last two thousand years, who is trusting Him for their salvation, that they have a mansion waiting in the heavens, designed for them personally, by their loving Creator.

and I do agree with you, that with age, we require less of the world on a daily basis, as we have identified that which is of value in life, and are able to screen out all that which lacks eternal worth, but is merely diversion.

God bless your week-end.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Have a Blessed 4th! 🇺🇸

MARANATHA!

Armageddun Loc: The show me state

Amen

Big Dolly

This is really interesting. I have a National Geographic magazine from December 2019 and the major article is about the excavations going on in Jerusalem. I'm going to reread it.

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

Hi Dolly,

You should find this interesting.

One of the online Israeli newsletters I receive daily sent this info on their latest historical find yesterday.

https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/07/23/dozens-of-first-temple-period-seals-unearthed-in-jerusalem/

They've just unearthed another discovery, 2,700 year old artifacts from the 1st temple period this time - "A 2,700-year-old administrative storage center from days of Kings Hezekiah and Manasseh found at site."

It seems they find priceless artifacts every time they dig in Jerusalem, which is not too surprising, with four thousand years of Biblical history there.