First ever seal impression of an Israelite or Judean king exposed near Temple Mount
Unprecedented King Hezekiah royal seal discovered in Ophel excavations brings to life Biblical narratives of Jerusalem’s First Temple period.
The seal impression of King Hezekiah unearthed during the Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount(photo credit: COURTESY OF DR. EILAT MAZAR AND OURIA TADMOR)ByDANIEL K. EISENBUDUpdated: