Almost exactly a year ago I blogged this archaeological find precisely verifying a minute detail of Jeremiah 39. Today, The Jerusalem Post reports another find:
“The seal impression, or bulla, with the name Gedalyahu ben Pashur, who served as minister to King Zedekiah (597-586 BCE) according to the Book of Jeremiah, was found just meters away from a separate seal impression of another of Zedekia’s ministers, Yehukual ben Shelemyahu, which was uncovered three years ago…
“On the one hand it is so unexpected to find such a fragile bulla in such harsh conditions of excavation, while on the other hand it was logical to find precisely here the bulla of Gedalyahu ben Pashur – only meters away from the place where we found the bulla of Yehukhal ben Shelemyahu – since these two ministers are mentioned side by side in the Bible as having served together in the kingdom of King Zedekiah,” Mazar said.”
Here is a report of the first seal’s discovery.
As I said before, it’s not the only time archaeology has agreed with the Bible. Does it surprise you?
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That is awesome.
I’ve have a huge interest in archaeology for the very reason you’ve pointed out:
History in the pages of the Bible matches the history in the layers of the earth
Lee Ritmeyer is a great blog for this too – http://blog.ritmeyer.com/