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The Jerubba‘al Inscription

“on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal” (Judges 6:32). Archaeologists excavating at a site called Khirbet al-Ra‘i, a site located about 4 km west of Tel Lachish, have found an ancient jug with an inscription written in Proto-Canaanite. A palaeographic … Continue reading

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