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| According to the bible, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and destroyed the city and captured Zedekiah king of Judah. He then appointed a man by the name of Gedaliah to be Governor over Judah. |
| In 1935 during excavations in the biblical city of Lachish, a clay seal was found in a layer of ashes left behind from Nebuchadnezzar's fire containing the following words: |
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| "Gedaliah who is over the house." |
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| A second clay seal housed in the British Museum is inscribed with the words "Hannaniah son of Gedaliah" which may also refer to the same man mentioned in the Bible. |
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| Hannaniah son of Gedaliah Seal |
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| These finds are an amazing confirmation of the scriptural account of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion we read about in 2Kings 25: 22-24: |
| "Then he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. Now when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, ....and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men." |
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| WORDS OF WISDOM FROM GEDALIAH: |
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| "And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, "Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans." "Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you." II Kings 25:24 |
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| BIBLE STUDY: Proverbs 29:25, Titus 3:1-2 |
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| Sources: |
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| The Bible in the British Museum - Interpreting the Evidence, Author:TC Mitchell ISBN: 0-9091-4292-9 "Hannaniah son of Gedaliah seal" |
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| Evidence That Demands a Verdict Vol.II, Author: Josh Mcdowell |
| ISBN 0-8407-4379-3 |
| Pg.344-345 Gedaliah seal, |
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| Halley's Bible Handbook, Author:Henry H. Halley, |
| ISBN 0-310-25720-4 Pg.317 Gedaliah Seals |
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| The Revell Bible Dictionary, Author: Fleming H. Revell |
| ISBN 0-8007-1594-2 Pg.422 Hannaniah son of Gedaliah Seal Picture |
| (British Museum, London) |
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| Illustration pen and ink reproduction of "Hannaniah son of Gedaliah seal." Artist: John Argubright, copyright © 1997-(current year) |
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