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The seal was estimated age of 2,700 years with the signature of King Hezekiah found in Yarusalem. The seal is believed to seal the first ever dibuat-- known as' bull, - from Israel or the kingdom of Judah.
"Seal the king is a very important thing. It's a matter of life or death. So, it's difficult to imagine if there were other people carelessly use it," said Eilat Mazar, who is also the head of the excavation in meeting the 'City of David' in Jerusalem told CNN,
"However, there are legitimate reasons that at that time, the king's ring can also be used as a seal," he said. "This is the biggest penemuann we've ever found," adds Mazar.
In a seal that says, 'Hezekiah (son of) Ahaz, King of Judah'. According to the archaeological team, the bull by the name of King Hezekiah found on the antiquities market. However, it is not important because it was not found by archaeologists even the possibility of a fake.
"According to the Bible, King Hezekiah was an important king after King David," said Mazar. "Hezekiah is described as rich king, caring and king very impressive," he added.
Hezekiah according to the Bible
He was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. He began to reign in all three days of Hosea son of Elah, king of Israel.
Hezekiah watched the Northern Kingdom of Israel forcibly exiled by the Assyrian Empire in 721 BC. He became king of Judah during the invasion and siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 700 BC. He is required to pay tribute. The Bible records that the siege was stopped by God to kill as many soldiers Sennacherib 185,000.
Hezekiah was a king of strong and internationally recognized expedient. In the matter of foreign policy he was confronted with the issue of whether we should join the Assyrians or the Egyptians. After he was neutral for 10 years, then he incorporates himself in an alliance hostile to the Assyrians in 712 under the leadership of Asydod.
Just in time he may resign. In 702 he was joined on Egypt against Assyria and defeated by Sennacherib near Elteko. He is required to pay tribute. Hezekiah and strengthen Jerusalem, strengthening the urban water supplies by building a tunnel to drain water into the pool of Siloam. Politics in the country is characterized by destroying a renewal of religious worship in the hills, memorial Ashura, even worship the bronze serpent Arad otherwise known as Nehuztan.
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