I love when this happens. the Bible turns out to be historically accurate and everyone gets their “shocked face” on.

Newsweek: An archaeologist working with the Temple Mount Sifting Project has uncovered a well-preserved clay seal stamped with Paleo-Hebrew letters that read, according to project researchers, “Belonging to Yed[a’]yah (son of) Asayahu.”

The name Asayahu appears in biblical accounts associated with the reign of King Josiah of Judah. Among Josiah’s trusted envoys was a senior official named Asayahu, described as “the king’s servant.”

Researchers said the seal’s findspot and style of writing date it to the late First Temple period (late 7th–early 6th century BCE), raising the possibility that it belonged to a high-ranking official connected to Temple administration at a historically significant moment.

Given his prominent role, it may be reasonable to assume that Asayahu’s son, Yeda’yah, may have also served in a prominent position, either at the same time or shortly thereafter.

This keeps happening. They find something that shows the Bible is historically accurate. I know they want to believe it’s just an old book of myths but that option isn’t really available.

You may recall that in 2004, during construction work to repair a large water pipe south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, on the ridge known as the City of David, archaeologists excavated part of a monumental pool where Jesus may have performed the miracle of restoring sight to a blind man in the Gospel of John.

Or it’s like when they discovered the ancient city of Sodom which seems to have been destroyed quite suddenly. Hmmm…

I just love when this happens.