Seal from First Temple confirms accuracy of the Bible

2,500-Year-Old Seal of First Temple Family Mentioned in Nehemiah Discovered in Jerusalem: Teresa Neumann (January 18, 2008)
One cannot help being astonished by the credibility of the Biblical source as seen by the archaeological find.

Reported in Biblical Archeology on-line, Jan. 19, 2008.





(Jerusalem)—A 2,500-year-old black stone seal bearing the name "Temech" on it was uncovered during an excavation near Jerusalem’s Dung Gate this week. (Photo: Edwin Trebels courtesy of Dr. Eilat Mazar)

The 7th chapter of the Book of Nehemiah indicates that the Temech family were servants of the First Temple who were sent into exile to Babylon following its destruction by the Babylonians in 586 BC. and later returned to Jerusalem.
The seal of the Temech family gives us a direct connection between archeology and the Biblical sources and serves as actual evidence of a family mentioned in the Bible. One cannot help being astonished by the credibilityof the Biblical source as seen by the archaeological find." [Copyright 2008, Agape Press: Used By Special Permission]