Huge Bible discovery as archaeologists unearth signature of prophet Isaiah

Archaeologists excavating a site in Jerusalem say they have found a clay seal marked with what may be the signature of the Biblical prophet Isaiah.

The clay artifact dates from 2,700 years ago, and was found at a site at the southern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

The ‘signature’ is a stamped clay seal known as a ‘bulla’, which was used to ‘sign’ documents during the period.

Dr. Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem said, ‘We found the eighth-century B.C.E. seal mark that may have been made by the prophet Isaiah himself only 10 feet away from where we earlier discovered the highly-publicized bulla of King Hezekiah of Judah.

‘“If it is the case that this bulla is indeed that of the prophet Isaiah, then it should not come as a surprise to discover this bulla next to one bearing King Hezekiah’s name given the symbiotic relationship of the prophet Isaiah and King Hezekiah described in the Bible.’

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The half-inch wide seal is incribed with the word ‘Isaiah’ in ancient Hebrew script – and next to it is a word which could say ‘prophet’.