The oldest recorded alphabet may be Hebrew. According to a controversial new study by archaeologist and ancient inscription specialist Douglas Petrovich, Israelites in Egypt took 22 ancient Egyptian ...

JERUSALEM – Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed ...

Ancient handle with Hebrew text found Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older ...

A fragment of a limestone plaque bearing several letters of ancient Hebrew script was discovered while sifting soil that was excavated in the vicinity of the Gihon Spring, within the precincts of the ...

An analysis by prominent biblical epigraphers of a textual inscription within the controversial "sign of Jonah" engraving discovered in a first century CE Jerusalem tomb appears to strongly support ...

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An ancient lice comb, believed to be from around 1700 BCE, has on it the oldest known sentence written in first alphabet.Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority An engraving on an ancient lice comb ...

The world’s earliest alphabet, inscribed on stone slabs found at a number of Egyptian sites, was an early form of Hebrew, according to a new analysis. According to the new study by the Wilfrid Laurier ...