The Elihana seal, together with a figurine of a woman from the First Temple period, which symbolized fertility and was also exposed in the Giv‘ati parking lot. / Photo credit: Israel Antiquities ...

Archaeologists digging in the Giv‘ati parking lot at Jerusalem’s City of David have found two 2,500-year old seals. Unusually, one of the seals belonged to a woman, making it an extremely rare find.

It was a time when women had few rights and were considered second-class citizens whose main role was to care for their husbands and households. But a tiny seal made from semi-precious stone unearthed ...

It seems that Elihana maintained her right to property and financial independence even after her marriage and therefore her father’s name was retained; however, we do not have sufficient information ...

The seal bears the inscription "to Elihana Bat Gael" was discovered in Israel Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority A 2,600-year-old seal bearing a woman's name has been found in Israel. The relic ...

A First Temple-era stamp that is distinctive both for its age and the fact that it belonged to a woman, was recently discovered in excavations in Jerusalem. The 2,500-year-old personal seal, made of ...