NEW YORK (AP) —
Talk
about holding on to a receipt. A recently
discovered piece of pottery
recording a donation to the "House of
Yahweh may contain the oldest mention outside the Bible of
King Solomon's Temple.
Three-shekel receipt provides evidence of
King Solomon's Temple
NEW YORK (AP) —
Talk
about holding on to a receipt. A recently
discovered piece of pottery
recording a donation to the "House of
Yahweh may contain the oldest mention outside the Bible of
King Solomon's Temple.
The 3½-by-4-inch artifact is nearly 3,000 years old, dating to a time when kings sent messages inscribed on pottery. 11/3/97