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Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions and Seals
4. Alexander son of Simon the Cyrenean (Mark 15:21). Alexander was one of two sons of Simon the Cyrenean who carried the crossbeam of Jesus of Nazareth (30/33 AD).
An ossuary inscription pre 70 AD (Heb. Univ. No. 1965) reads: 1. (Greek) Alexandrou, 2. (Hebrew) ‘lksndrws qrnyt/h “Alexander the Cyrenian,” 3. (Greek) SimwnAle Alexandrou Simwnos, 4. (Greek) Alexandros Simwn “Alexander (son of) Simon.”
Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions and Seals
3. Ahikam son of Shaphan (2 Kings 22:12; Jeremiah 26:24, etc). The son of Shaphan, and an officer in the court of king Josiah of Judah (640-609 BC). A bulla reads: [l’]hyqm [b]n spn “[Belonging to A]hiqam, [so]n of Shaphan.”
Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions and Seals
2. Ahaz/Jehoahaz son of Jotham (2 Kings 16:1, etc). A son of Jotham and a king of Judah (732-716 BC).
The Cuneiform Annals of Tiglath-pileser III (745-727 BC), 47 (K03751), r11', read: ia-u-ha-zi ia-u-da-a-a “Jehoahaz of the land of Judah.”
A bulla reads: l’hz yhwtm mlk yhdh “Belonging to Ahaz, (son of) Yehotam, king of Judah.”
A seal reads: l’sn’ ‘bd ’hz “Belonging to Ushna, servant of Ahaz.”
Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions and Seals
1. Ahab (1 Kings 16:28, etc). A king of Israel (874-853 BC). The Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III (859-824 BC), col. 2, lines 91–92, reads: a-ha-ab-bu sir-ila-a-a “Ahab the Israelite.”
Since posting the LXX, DSS, MT and reconstruction of Deuteronomy 32:43, I noticed something in the LXX manuscripts concerning line 4. In line 2 it mentions the heavens and therefore the reading of angels is more likely original. In line 4, not extant in DSS or MT, the LXX Mss read either “angels” or “sons.” Since this line is talking about the nations the reading of sons is more likely the original reading in context.
Translation: “Rejoice, O heavens, with him, and let all the angels of God worship him. Rejoice, O nations, with his people, and let all the sons of God strengthen themselves in him. For he will avenge the blood of his sons, and he will render vengeance to his enemies, and he will recompense them that hate him, and he atones for the land of his people.”
@jajourda I should probably mention the Greek uncials which read angeloi (rather than huioi) in Deuteronomy 32:43. Brooke and McLean (Vol I Octateuch) note uncial F (Milano, Bibl. Ambr., S. P. 51, 5th cent); uncial Theta (= W(I), Washington, Smith. Inst., Freer I, 5th), and uncial V (Rom, Bibl. Vat., Vat gr. 2106, 8th cent).
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Daily evidence concerning the Bible from a forensic evidentiary approach, from cosmology, biology and archaeology.
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