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January 6

Seal of Gedialah

in Gedaliah, son of Pashhur refers to http://www.jpost.com/Local-Israel/In-Jerusalem/Seal-of-King-Zedekiahs-minister-found-in-Jlem-dig. Bibleplaces.com had a skeptic. https://www.bibleplaces.com/blog/2008/08/seal-of-king-zedekiah-official/ "Should an individual scholar be so elevated on the basis of his/her own unconfirmed claims? Is there relevance to the fact that the City of David Foundation is “right-wing”?" Does somebody have a good source that says this artifact is bona fide? Temerarius (talk) 21:51, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The skeptic's post does not cast aspersions on the find itself being genuine, but notes that "there is significant discussion among archaeologists about" the "sensationalistic" identification of the owners of this and an earlier found seal with individuals named in Jeremiah. Unfortunately, no reference is provided to any of this discussion. --Lambiam 09:16, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Neriah for the most famous seal impressions... AnonMoos (talk) 18:21, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]