A timely reminder of the Exodus: Ancient Egyptian scarab seal found near Haifa

The University of Haifa announced on Sunday the discovery of a rare scarab seal belonging to a senior official of the Thirteenth Pharaonic Dynasty, which reigned in Egypt during the 18th-17th centuries BCE.

Birdwatcher Alexander Ternopolsky found the engraved stone seal at the coastal excavation sitelocated south of Haifa before handing it over to archeological authorities.










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