Like a historic seal of approval to Jews' claims to their Land, a stamp with Menorah is found in Akko.
By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 1/10/2012, 10:17 AM
Menorah stamp
Dr. Danny Syon, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Just two weeks after a Temple era seal was displayed to the public, archeologists continue to dig up breathtaking proofs of the ancient and never-severed connection between Jews and the Land of Israel. This time, the find is a 1,500 year old tiny stamp discovered near the city of Akko, bearing the image of the seven-branched Temple Menorah.
The stamp was used to identify baked products and probably belonged to a bakery that supplied kosher bread to the Jews of Akko in the Byzantine period.
The ceramic stamp dates from the Byzantine period (6th century CE) and was uncovered in excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is currently conducting at Horbat Uza east of Akko, prior to the construction of the Akko-Karmiel railroad track by the Israel National Roads Company. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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