Isaiah’s Signature Uncovered in Jerusalem
“This may be the signature of the Biblical prophet Isaiah - the figure we encounter in the Books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah.”
Have archaeologists uncovered the signature of the biblical prophet Isaiah? Writing at Bible History Daily, Megan Sauter tells us more:
Excavations in Jerusalem have unearthed what may be the first extra-Biblical evidence of the prophet Isaiah. Just south of the Temple Mount, in the Ophel excavations, archaeologist Eilat Mazar and her team have discovered a small seal impression that reads “[belonging] to Isaiah nvy.” The upper portion of the impression is missing, and its left side is damaged. Reconstructing a few Hebrew letters in this damaged area would cause the impression to read, “[belonging] to Isaiah the prophet.”
If the reconstruction stands, this may be the signature of the Biblical prophet Isaiah - the figure we encounter in the Books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah. Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announces this exciting discovery in her article “Is This the Prophet Isaiah’s Signature?” published in the special March/April/May/June 2018 double issue of Biblical Archaeology Review.
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“This may be the signature of the Biblical prophet Isaiah - the figure we encounter in the Books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah.”
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