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Biblical Evidence From Clay Bulla

Wednesday August 20, 2008
OhmyNews' Clay Bulla Documents Biblical Hebrew King: 2,600-year-old clay impression distinctly names court adviser to King Zedekiah reports on the discovery of a piece of clay with the impression from a seal attesting to someone mentioned in the Biblical Book of Jeremiah. This is the second excavated clay bulla with the name of this court advisor to King Zedekiah, Gedaliah ben Pashur. Archaeologists found the first bulla in what is believed to be King David's palace. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar put Zedekiah on the throne at Jerusalem.

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August 20, 2008 at 11:20 am
(1) Solomon Eshun says:

This shows the Bible is authentic and trustworthy.

August 20, 2008 at 12:35 pm
(2) Scott Ferguson says:

“This shows the Bible is authentic and trustworthy. ”

Right… and Walter Scott’s mention of Richard the Lionhearted proves that Friar Tuck was truly a glutton.

August 20, 2008 at 3:16 pm
(3) ancienthistory says:

In this instance: archaeology corroborates one Biblical detail, so the Bible appears to be accurate about that.

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