The Lachish Letters (6th c. BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 The Lachish letters, or the Lachish ostraca, are a collection of letters written on potsherds from the ancient city of Lachish. They were…
The Gezer Calendar Inscription (10th c. BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 The Gezer Calendar, which dates to the tenth century BCE, is one of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions from ancient Israel. It was originally…
The Arad Ostraca (ca. 600 BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 The site of Arad in the south of modern Israel in between Beʾer Sheba and the Dead Sea. The collection of the Arad…
The Royal Steward Inscription (7th c. BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Already during the First Temple period, the rocky terrain on the eastern edge of the Kidron Valley was used as a burial place…
The Siloam Inscription (ca. 700 BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 The Siloam Tunnel inscription is one of the most famous ancient Hebrew inscriptions extant today. It was originally discovered (by accident) in 1880…