Impression of King Hezekiah's royal seal discovered in excavations in Jerusalem
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 14:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Excavations by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at near the southern wall of the Temple Mount have unearthed an impression of the royal seal of King Hezekiah (727-698 BCE). This is the first seal impression of an Israelite or Judean king to come to light in a scientific archaeological excavation. It brings to life the Biblical narratives about Hezekiah and activity in Jerusalem's Royal Quarter in the First Temple Period.