According to 'Vesti - Israel in Russian', an imprint of a seal belonging to a priest of the era of the First Temple was found on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The impression was made on a ceramic vessel. On Sunday, June 2, Zeev Elkin, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, presented the find at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the Day of the Holy City. The print aroused the sincere interest of the audience - including the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who looked at the artifact through a magnifying glass for a long time. The impression is similar to some of those found earlier. Israeli paleographers were able to reconstruct the name of the priest who owned the seal. His name was Hezalyagu Ben Ymer, and he was a member of one of the twenty-four Cohen dynasties. In ancient manuscripts, there is a mention of another representative of the Imer family - his name was Pashkhor, he served as the treasurer of the Temple. Recall that a year and a half ago, the Antiquities Authority and the Wailing Wall Heritage Foundation demonstrated another important find, similar to the current one - an imprint of the seal of the ruler of the city of Jerusalem (literally, this post sounds like 'sar-hair'), made 2,700 years ago. This find became one of the exhibits of an exhibition held at the UN headquarters in New York at the initiative of the Israeli government. An exposition consisting of many archaeological finds, was intended to demonstrate the connection of the Jewish people with the history of the Holy City of Jerusalem, which has not been interrupted for more than three millennia. Photo: Kobe Gideon / LAAM
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