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3,100-year-old inscription on a pottery fragment uncovered in Israel features the biblical name 'Jerubbaal' who was a Jewish leader mentioned in the Book of Judges

A pottery fragment unearthed in Israel bears the name of the biblical judge 'Jerubbaal,' which was inked on the artifact 3,100 years ago.

Mentioned in the Hebrew bible, Jerubbaal was a military leader, judge and prophet whose story is recounted in chapters 6 to 8 of the Book of Judges.

The ceramic artifact was discovered in an archeological excavation at Horbat al-Ra'i, near Kiryat Gat in Israel, which experts say it was part of a small jug that carried precious liquids.

'The name written on the jug, Yarubaal, may allude to biblical Jerubbaal, also known as the judge Gideon ben (son of) Yoash, but we cannot be sure if he owned the inscribed vessel,' the Israel Antiquities Authority shared in a statement.

Inscriptions from the Biblical period are extremely rare and only a handful have been discovered that only include several unrelated letters.

However, the fragment found at Horbat al-Ra'I has the complete name written out and it is the first time the name Jerubbaal has appeared in an archaeological context dated to the period of the Judges, around 1100 BC.

Yossef Garfinkel and Sa'ar Ganor, who directed the excavations on behalf of the Institute of Archeology of the Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel Antiquities Authority, and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, explained in a statement: 'The name Jerubbaal is known from passages in the Book of Judges as an alternative name for Judge Gideon ben (son of) Yoash, who combated idolatry by breaking an altar dedicated to Baal and cutting down an Asherah pole.

'In biblical tradition, Gideon was remembered for triumph over the Midianites, who used to cross the Jordan River to plunder crops.

'According to the Bible, Gideon organized a small army of 300 soldiers and attacked the Midianites at night near the Harod Spring.

Archaeologists have been working at the site since 2015, but records show British researchers started digging there in the 19th century, The Jerusalem Post reports.

The current team began their work with the hopes of uncovering an ancient fortress, as pottery found at the site is similar to those unearthed in Khirbat Qeiyafa, an ancient fortified city from the time of King David – around 10th century BCE.

'We thought we might find another fortress, but instead we only found six rooms dating back to that period, so it looks like at that point it might have been just a small village,' the archaeologist said.

However, it turned out that that site appeared to have reached its height one or two centuries prior, that is, at the time of the Judges.

The team has unearthed a trove of pottery at the site, along with remains of what were once rooms.

Based on the archaeological findings, including the architecture and the pottery, Khirbat er-Ra'i was mainly a Canaanite site, but with a strong Philistine influence, according to Garfinkel.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9781533/amp/3-100-year-old-inscription-pottery-fragment-uncovered-Israel-features-biblical-name.html

With all this evidence, some go still say Israel is created out of thin air

It's funny some people will believe this ..but they won't believe archaeologist if they discover dinosaur bones

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Blaine756:
With all this evidence, some go still say Israel is created out of thin air

Yes it was created out of thin air in 14th may 1948

OlayemiAshraf:
It's funny some people will believe this ..but they won't believe archaeologist when they discovered dinosaur bones

This one didn't date back to 16 million years ago

The word of God is real... We can all see this...even the doubters

obonujoker:
The word of God is real... We can all see this...even the doubters

In a 1000 years when someone finds a discarded spiderman costume he would not be justified in believing the comics were real life stories.

obonujoker:
This one didn't date back to 16 million years ago

Even if they say it dated 500million years,so what?