Archaeology · 5 · Ahab and Jezebel
Kuntillet Ajrud
In 1975–76, archaeologists at an isolated fortress in northern Sinai found Hebrew writings with blessings in Yhwh's name and links to the northern kingdom.
A remote site, a revealing find.
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Most date it to the late ninth or early eighth century BCE. The texts look like scribal exercises.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 82–83
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