Archaeologist claims to find oldest Hebrew text in Israel, including the name of YHWH

Mt. Ebal “Curse Tablet”
Full Press Conference

Dr. Scott Stripling with the Associates for Biblical Research held a press conference on Thursday, March 24th, 2022, at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas, to announce a major find from the archaeological excavations at Mt. Ebal in Israel - what some are saying could be as consequential as the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The tablet found at this altar site, which only measures approximately 2 cm., was taken to a lab in the Czech Republic where it was scanned to reveal ancient Hebrew writing.

It was revealed that the writing was a formulaic curse, in ancient Hebrew, consisting of 40 letters. The writing reads:

"Cursed, cursed, cursed - cursed by the God YHW. You will die cursed. Cursed you will surely die. Cursed by YHW - cursed, cursed, cursed."

The tablet and subsequent inscription are believed to be dated to the Late Bronze Age, which would make it the oldest known proto-Hebrew inscription ever discovered in Israel and prove that (contrary to many current historians) that the Israelites were literate when they entered the land of Canaan, and therefore could have written the Bible as some of the events it documents took place.

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