Led By Jacob Prasch
| Proof Of Jeremiah Unearthed In Jerusalem | ||
by Hana Levi Julian
A completely intact seal impression, or "bula", bearing the name Gedaliahu ben Pashur was uncovered. The bula is actually a stamped engraving made of mortar. Gedaliahu ben Pashur's bula was found a bare few meters away from the site where a second such seal, this one belonging to Yuchal ben Shlemiyahu was found three years ago, at the entrance to the City of David . According to Professor Eilat Mazar of Jerusalem 's Hebrew University , who led the dig, the ancient Hebrew letters "are very clearly preserved." The seal impression was found in clay, she said. The verses read as follows: Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashur, Yuchal son of Shelemiah and Pashur son of Malchiah heard the things that Jeremiah was speaking to the people saying: "Thus said Hashem: Whoever remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine or by the pestilence, whereas whoever goes out [in surrender] to the Chaldeans will live; he will have his life as a booty, and he will live. And the[se] officers said to the king, "Let this man be put to death now, because he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them such things. For this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but rather [their] detriment." Mazar's team of archaeologists focused its efforts on the layer of artifacts from the First Temple period located just outside the walls of the Old City , near Dung Gate. The seal impression that was found three years ago was uncovered inside a stone structure that Mazar said she believed was the Palace of David . Gedaliahu's seal impression was unearthed at the foot of the external wall of the same structure, under a tower that appeared to have been built in the days of Nechemia in the fifth century BCE. Mazar has been excavating the site since 2005. She is a senior fellow at the Shalem Center , a Jerusalem-based research and educational institute, and heads its Institute of Archaeology . The Ir David (City of David ) Foundation was the principal sponsor of the excavation, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the Hebrew University , and the Shalem Center.
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| April 2009 | ||
Sunday, April 19th: Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, transfer to Caesarea, viewing Jaffa en route. Monday, April 20th: Shiloh, Alon Morch, view Mt. Gerizim, Ariel. Tuesday, April 21st: Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Nazareth, Cana. Wednesday, April 22nd: Boat cruise to Sea of Galilee, Beit Igal Alos (1st Century Boat Museum), Mt. of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Kursi, Bethsaida, Korazim. Thursday, April 23rd: Safed, Tel Hazor, Tel Dan, Banias, Golan Heights Friday, April 24th: Ein Harod, Beth Shean, Gilgal, pass by Jericho, Qumran. Saturday, April 25th: Morning to enjoy the Dead Sea spa. Visit to Masada and Ein Gedi, Tabernacle at Almog. Sunday, April 26th: Mt. of Olives, Palm Sunday path to Garden of Gethsemane, City of David, Caiaphas' house. Monday, April 27th: Mt. Zion, Upper Room, Zion Gate, Jewish Quarter including the Cardo and Temple Institute, Western Wall Tunnel. Tuesday, April 28th: Israel Museum (Shrine of the Book and Holy Land Model), Yad VaShem, view of Bethlehem. Wednesday, April 29th: Southern steps of the Temple, Temple Mount, Pools of Bethesda, Ecce Homo (Fortress of Antonia), Old City, Garden Tomb. Thursday, April 30th: Ein Karem, Elah Valley (David's battle with Goliath), Tel Beth Shemesh (Ark of the Covenant), Tzora (Samson's birthplace), transfer to airport for departure to come home. |
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"WHAT NOW...WHAT NEXT!" We will be praying against the principalities and powers of the air at work, and examining what can be understood at present concerning "Gog and Magog". 2008 will mark both the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem after its liberation from Islam in 1967, and will also mark 60 years since the rebirth of Israel as a nation. Satan is operating through demonically influenced political forces in Washington and Whitehall controlled by the international oil lobby. The EU, UN, and the Arab League scramble to impede the prophecy of Jesus in Luke 21:24, and the stage continues to be set for the prophecies of Jesus, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel to take place. Road maps to future war predicted in God's Word are misrepresented by corrupt leaders as road maps to peace. But in the New Testament God's Word tells us: when they say "peace and security", then the end shall come. In biblical typology and literary symbolism, "40" has always been the crucial number for testing. We are witnessing the testing by God's Word of people claiming to be Christians. Nations claiming to be "Christian" and their political leaders who are often corrupt and hypocritical are also being tested. But we are also witnessing a testing of Israel and the Jewish people. |