Second Temple Era Seal Found in Jerusalem

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Excerpt The Israel Antiquities Authority held a special press conference in Jerusalem's City of David on Sunday to unveil a rare coin from the Second Temple era. Continue reading

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The cartouche – or seal – never seen by the public before, is the size of the modern New Israeli Shekel coin and bears the Aramaic inscriptions “it is pure” and a two-letter abbreviation for the name of God. For more, visit:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/151057#.TvtlevlmYQ5

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/25/ancient-seal-found-in-jerusalem-linked-to-ritual/?test=latestnews

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israeli-archaeologists-discover-ancient-clay-seal-in-jerusalem-suggest-link-to-temple-ritual/2011/12/25/gIQAcznyGP_story.html

Courtesy: Associated Press

Some are disputing this claim:

http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5361&Itemid=53


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