Post Author: Bill Pratt
In the latest issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Eilat Mazar reports that she has discovered a portion of Nehemiah’s Wall. These are the walls that were described in the book of Nehemiah in chapters 3 and 4.
The wall was discovered as Mazar continued excavations of King David’s Palace.
If this was not fascinating enough, Mazar also discovered two small seal impressions in the same excavation. These seal impressions actually contain the names “Gedaliah son of Pashhur” and “Jehucal son of Shelemiah.” Both of these seals are dated to the time period of King Zedekiah, who ruled from 597-587 B.C.
Why are these names important? Both of them are named by the prophet Jeremiah as court officials in Jeremiah 38. Mazar discovered actual impressions of the names of biblical figures! I concur with her exclamation: “How amazing these finds are!”
The Palace of David, Nehemiah’s Wall, court officials mentioned by Jeremiah – truly impressive finds which further corroborate the historical accuracy of the Bible.