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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Michael Havis & Hollie Bone

Stone tablet with curse written inside may solve ancient Biblical mystery

The discovery of a "cursed" tablet has unleashed an archaeological “ earthquake ” and could be a key clue in proving when and who truly wrote the Bible.

The folded lead tablet, which contains a written curse on the inside, was discovered on Mount Ebal in the Holy Land – a place associated with curses in the Bible.

It has been dated between 1200-1400BC and features the Hebrew word for God, YHWH, in what could be its earliest ever appearance.

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