Seal impressions, known as “bulla”, are frequently found during archaeological excavations in Israel. They were created by pressing a seal or stamp, often set in a signet ring, into a soft piece of clay on the top of a string, which was tied around a linen bag or similar parcel. Over tim…
Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem.” So commences the account of the reign of Hezekiah in …
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The morning had begun with a dull thumping disturbance, followed soon after by a distinctive resonance of drumbeats pounding out a dull, insistent message of doom. As midday approached the steady hammering noise was accompanied by chilling, high-pitched screams that insistently pierced the air and e…
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The second book of Kings continues the story of the divided monarchy of Israel in the north and Judah in the south. The breakup of the book of Kings into two books by the Septuagint translators is unnecessary as 2 Kings continues straight on from 1 Kings without an obvious break. 1 Kings ends with t…
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