clay seal unearthed In Jerusalem dating from the eighth century BC may bear the signature of the Prophet Isaiah |
A solar eclipse that appeared in the sky in 1207BC.
An earthquake that rattled Jerusalem 28,000 years ago.
And an ancient royal's mines uncovered in Israel.
These are not just archeological discovers made throughout history, but they are also details described in the Bible.
Troves of ancient artifacts, landmarks and celestial discoveries have been made that can all be found written in the pages of the religious book, suggesting the stories are true.
The signature of Prophet Isaiah
A clay seal unearthed in Jerusalem in 2019 dating from the eighth century BC may bear the signature of the Prophet Isaiah, according to Dr. Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Isaiah was said to have predicted the coming of the Messiah, which is found in the Book of Isaiah chapter 53.
In the Bible, Isaiah is described as a close advisor to Hezekiah, who was the king of Judah, and the clay seal that may read 'Prophet Isaiah' was found near one bearing Hezekiah's name in the Ophel, an ancient fortified area of Jerusalem.
'We found the eighth-century BC seal mark that may have been made by the prophet Isaiah himself only 10 feet away from where we earlier discovered the highly-publicized bulla of King Hezekiah of Judah.
'If it is the case that this bulla is indeed that of the prophet Isaiah, then it should not come as a surprise to discover this bulla next to one bearing King Hezekiah's name given the symbiotic relationship of the prophet Isaiah and King Hezekiah described in the Bible.'
If confirmed to be Isaiah's seal, it would be the first evidence of the prophet outside the Bible.
The earthquake in ancient Jerusalem
Books of Amos and Zechariah in the Old Testament describe an earthquake that rocked the city Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago - and archaeologists found evidence of the biblical event in 2021.
Researchers uncovered evidence of damage to buildings and pottery that may have been a result of a massive eight-century BC quake.
In the book of Amos, the passage reads: 'The words of Amos, a sheep breeder from Tekoa, who prophesied concerning Israel in the reigns of Kings Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
'And the Valley in the Hills shall be stopped up, for the Valley of the Hills shall reach only to Azal; it shall be stopped up as it was stopped up as a result of the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah,' reads another passage in Zechariah, recalling the event some 200 years later, to suggest how strong of a collective memory it left.'
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