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Seals and Bulla were commonly used on important documents.The documents were tied with
string,and the bula placed over the knot.The sender then pressed a seal into the clay
bula,making it official.The seals were usually made from a signet ring worn by an official. in
1975, a collection of nearly 250 clay seals were found about 44 miles southwest of
Jerusalem.Some of them have been identified as belonging to key Biblical figures,adding to the
evidence that names in the Bible belonged to actual people.
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Ahiyaw
Abyaw, steward of Uzziah”
Ashyahu
"Belonging to Asayahu, servant of the king”. The name
is mentioned twice in the Old testament.Asaiah a servant
of the king's" 2 Chronicles 34:20 and "Asahiah a servant
of the king's."… 2 Kings 22:12.
Eliakim
Stamped jar handle reading: I'lyqm ncr ywkn' =
`Belonging to Eliakim servant of Yokan';
`Belonging' often written only as `lamed'.
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Jeremiah 36:10-12:
Hezzehiah
A clay seal from King Hezekiah of Judah was found
dating from the 8th century B.C. The inscription on
the seal reads:
"HEZEKIAH (SON OF) AHAZ, KING OF JUDAH "
King Hezzekiah is also named in inscritpions
of Sargon III and Sennachrib,Kings of Assyria
Jaazaniah
Another prominent man mentioned in II
Kings 25:23 and Jeremiah
40:8.Jaazaniah,was one of the captains of
the Judean army. His name was found
inscribed on a seal with the following
words:
Jarahmeel
The Seal reads “Yerahme'el, son of the king”. He is
recorded in Jeremiah 36:26,and was the son of
Jehoiakim
Shebnaya
"Shebnayahu, official to Uzziah
Shema
The Seal reads “Belonging to Shema, servant of
Jeroboam”. It was found in archaeological excavations at
Megiddo in Northern Israel. The seal is carved in jasper
But the striking feature of the seal is the roaring lion that
was used as a symbol for the southern kingdom of Judah
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