Archaeology: The house of Yahweh ostracon

This find appears to be a receipt for a donation of three shekels of silver to the House of Yahweh (Solomon’s temple).

This ostracon (writing on a piece of pottery) is 4 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches tall. It is not known where it was found. Some scholars date it between 835 and 796 B.C., some 130 years after the Temple was built.

This extremely important find is the oldest mention of Solomon’s Temple that has been found outside the Bible.

Kyle Campbell