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As ‘oldest Ten Commandments’ go up for auction, some scholars question authenticity

A stone tablet billed as the oldest extant copy of the Ten Commandments is slated to go on auction at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday — but some experts are skeptical of its provenance, according ...
Sun Sentinel

Rare First Temple-era stone seal unearthed in Jerusalem

(JNS) A rare and unique First Temple-era stone seal inscribed with a name in paleo-Hebrew script has been uncovered near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on August ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Metaphors in the Torah: The Ancient Language of Paleo-Hebrew

Hamas's refusal to disarm puts Gaza ceasefire in Catch-22 ...
Al Jazeera English

Marble tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments auctioned for $5m

The tablet sold by Sotheby’s is the oldest known inscription in stone of the ancient text in Paleo-Hebrew script. Sharon Liberman Mintz, Sotheby's Judaica specialist, discusses the oldest complete ...
The Times of Israel

‘Extremely rare, beautiful’ First Temple-era ‘genie’ seal discovered in Jerusalem

A rare and unique First Temple period stone seal that features paleo-Hebrew script and an image of a protective demon or genie has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Rare archaeological stone seal uncovered in Jerusalem

A rare stone seal from the First Temple period bearing a winged figure and a name in paleo-Hebrew script – Yehoezer ben Hoshayahu – was discovered recently near the Southern Wall of Jerusalem’s Temple ...