2,600-year-old seal bearing Hebrew name from Kingdom of Judea discovered in Jerusalem It was discovered by a volunteer sifting dirt excavated in 2013 from beneath Robinson’s Arch at the foundations of the Western Wall.
Israeli left, Palestinians slam US diplomats for inaugurating controversial tourist site in eastern Jerusalem PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat called U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman βan extremist Israeli settler.β
2,600-year-old seal bearing name of First Temple-era official discovered in Jeruslam The seal reads β(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King,β who is found in the Bible in the second book of Kings, 23:11.