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Etgar Lefkovits

Scholars Expound On Mount Ebal Curse Tablet With Oldest Hebrew Text

The oldest Hebrew text ever discovered in the Land of Israel on a lead tablet discovered at a location where millions of Jews and Christians believe Israelite commander Joshua built an altar. Photo via JNS

A lead tablet found at a site where millions of Jews and Christians believe the Israelite leader Joshua built an altar contains the oldest Hebrew text ever found in the Land of Israel as well as the name of God. The peer review of the small 3,200-year-old curse tablet discovered at Mount Ebal in Samaria more than two years ago is expected to reignite the debate in the archaeological community over the find. 

Archaeologists claim to have discovered the earliest known fragment of Hebrew script in Israel. Photo via Times of Israel
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