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99. Biblical people in Inscriptions

The book of Nehemiah is dated 445-420 B.C. The “Gesham of Qedar Bowl” is dated 5th century B.C., and the Aramaic inscription on it reads: “…Gashmu, king of Qedar...” The variant spelling of Gashmu for Geshem is mentioned in Nehemiah 6:6.