Page 1 - Good News June 2006 paper

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WEN!!!
WEN!!! Robinson and Scott Ashley tion of a structure that might be King David’s
palace in Jerusalem. Excavators found a bulla -
Sien p. 5
Sien p. 5 An intriguing artefact was a hardened clay impression bearing the imprint
uncovered during the excava- of a seal – bearing the inscription “Jehucal, son
of Shelemiah, son of Shevi.” Who was this
Jehucal, and what is the significance of this
find? This same “Jehucal, the son of
Shelemiah” (also referred to as “Jucal,” a
shortened version of his This ancient seal impression found in an
name), is mentioned twice in excavation in Jerusalem bears the name of
the biblical book of Jeremiah. Jehucal, an official in the court of King Zedekiah
Apparently he was a senior mentioned twice in the book of Jeremiah. To the
official serving in the court of consternation of biblical critics, it proves the
Zedekiah, king of Judah, existence of even relatively minor figures
shortly before Jerusalem’s mentioned in passing in the Scriptures.
destruction by the Baby-
lonians in 586 B.C.
Jeremiah 37:3 mentions
Jehucal being sent by the king
to ask Jeremiah to pray for
Jerusalem’s deliverance from
the besieging Babylonian
army. Not long after, in
Jeremiah 38:1-4, Jehucal and
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