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Yehimilk Royal Inscription
Discovered: Byblos (Jbeil), Lebanon; preserved at the Byblos Castle Museum
From: (c. Approximately tenth century BC (dating debated))

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The Yehimilk inscription is a seven-line Phoenician text carved on stone. It names Yehimilk as king of Byblos and describes his restoration of damaged temples. The king asks Baalshamem, the Lady of Byblos, and the city’s other gods to grant him a long reign.

Published in 1930, the inscription is one of the important early royal texts from Byblos. It shows how rulers used religious building projects and public inscriptions to present themselves as legitimate kings.

Joshua 13:5; 1 Kings 5:18; Ezekiel 27:9 (references to Gebal/Byblos; not to this inscription).

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Much of what is described in Bible text is lost to history, requiring readers to assume the historicity of the scriptures.

However, many of the places and events described in the Old and New Testaments are periodically corroborated by archeological finds.

Some finds simply help us to better understand things from the ancient world. However, others provide important evidence as to the truth of scripture regarding things about which there had previously been skepticism.

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