Menorah stamp (photo: Israel Antiquities Authority)
A recent archaeological find provides further proof of the constant presence of Jews in Israel. While excavating an area near Akko for an upcoming railroad construction project, the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered a 1,500-year-old bread stamp. The stamp, used at that time to mark baked goods as kosher and as coming from specific bakeries, is ceramic and bears the image of the seven-branched Temple Menorah:
According to Gilad Jaffe and Dr. Danny Syon, the directors of the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, “A number of stamps bearing an image of a menorah are known from different collections. The Temple Menorah, being a Jewish symbol par excellence, indicates the stamps belonged to Jews, unlike Christian bread stamps with the cross pattern which were much more common in the Byzantine period.”
There were no Muslims in the region at the time — because the Quran had not yet been written.
According to Syon, “This is the first time such a stamp is discovered in a controlled archaeological excavation, thus making it possible to determine its provenance and date of manufacture. The stamp is important because it proves that a Jewish community existed in the settlement of Uza in the Christian-Byzantine period. The presence of a Jewish settlement so close to Akko – a region that was definitely Christian at this time – constitutes an innovation in archaeological research.”
What do you think?
11:38 pm
The bible already proves of Israel excisting and they only have a small part of the land that was given to them from the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. thats just more proof or you can say icing on the cake…glory to God in the highest, thank you Lord
8:10 am
History proves where God has been working.He always leaves traces of His footsteps.This is great news for us who believe for those who don’t it is a bell ringing in their ears.
8:30 pm
This is another exciting find along with the stamp
that was found in an excavation in David’s City. I
believe HaShem is directing these finds to present
proof that can’t be refuted of the legitimate claim
to Eretz Yisrael of my people, the Jews.
7:55 pm
The Bible says that Israel belongs to the Jewish People & that is all the proof I need, but this is wonderfull!
9:59 am
The find was great
6:54 pm
Well the Indians were here in the united states . So how does that change out way of life ?
3:51 pm
AMEN !
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