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September 5, 2024

A Rare First Temple-Era Seal Found in Jerusalem

With an Assyrian winged genie.

If the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible convey one thing about the ancient kingdom of Judah, it is that idol worship was common, especially in royal circles. So it might not be all that surprising that archaeologists recently discovered a First Temple-era stone seal engraved with the image of winged Assyrian genie, near the southern wall of the Temple Mount. Nathan Steinmeyer writes:

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