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“Curse Tablet”. The oldest Hebrew text mentioning God might be something entirely different.
The tablet found in the vicinity of Mount Ebal dates back to 1200 BCE. In March, scientists concluded that the discovery proves that Israelites were able to write in Hebrew during the time of the Exodus and could have been eyewitnesses and chroniclers of the Old Testament. The problem is that the artifact might have been, in reality… a fishing weight.
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you shall proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.”
These are words from the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. And it was on Mount Ebal that archaeologists found a tablet believed to contain the oldest written text in Hebrew. Scientists argue that it is the so-called “curse tablet.”
If the discovery is confirmed, it will be a breakthrough in contemporary archaeology.
Houston, Texas. An international team of scientists led by Dr. Stott Stripling is organizing a press conference to announce a breakthrough in archaeological discoveries. Scholars claim that the 2x2 cm tablet dates back to around 1200 BCE. It features, among other things, the tetragram, four Hebrew letters signifying “Yahweh,” or God.
