The Times of Israel: 2,700 years ago, tiny clay piece sealed deal for Bible’s King Jeroboam II
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Jeroboam II
Jeroboam II, also referred to as Jeroboam son of Jehoash, was the successor of Jehoash and the thirteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years in the eighth century BC. His reign was contemporary with those of Amaziah and Uzziah, kings of Judah. Jeroboam is the fourth king of the House of Jehu and the longest-reigning king of the kingdom of Israel in Samar…
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politics · Israeli monarch · monarch · also Jeroboam II, II
Born 850 BC · Died 753 BC · Q313232
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2020· 2 entries
A number of scholars claimed to have authenticated an unprovenanced bulla belonging to the same official, but others hold that it is a forgery based on the Megiddo seal
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1904· 1 entry
An 8th century BC Hebrew seal was found with the image of a roaring lion and the inscription "Belonging to Shema, servant of Jeroboam
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