A
rare stone seal believed to date from the 10th century BCE was recently found
in rubble removed from the Temple Mount, archaeologists announced. “The dating
of the seal corresponds to the historical period of the Jebusites and the
conquest of Jerusalem by King David, as well as the construction of the Temple
and the royal official compound by his son, King Solomon,” he said. “What makes
this discovery particularly significant is that it originated from upon the
Temple Mount itself.” See pictures and read article at -- http://www.timesofisrael.com/tiny-stone-seal-from-king-david-era-found-in-temple-mount-fill/
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to what he
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