Clay seal dated to 1006 BC to 586 BC with the word "Bethlehem" written in ancient Hebrew.

Jerusalem - A clay seal unearthed near the walls of the old city of Jerusalem imprinted with three lines of ancient Hebrew script which include the word "Bethlehem."  Eli Shukron directed the excavation on behalf of the Israeli Antiquities Authority said the seal had been apparently been placed on a tax shipment of silver or agricultural produce sent from Bethlehem to the King of Judea in nearby Jerusalem in the 8th or 7th century BC.  "This is the first time the name Bethlehem appears outside the Bible in an inscription from the First Temple period (1006 BC to 586 BC)," Shukron said in a statement, reported Reuters. 

He said the coin-sized remnant of the seal proves that Bethlehem - first mentioned in the Book of Genesis  - "was indeed a city in the Kingdom of Judah, and possibly also in earlier periods.  Bethlehem is located on the West Bank, just south of Jerusalem. 

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