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Title: Jerubbaal graffito may refer to biblical Gideon
Post by: Duncan Head on July 13, 2021, 11:32:25 AM

https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-letter-inscription-inked-3100-years-ago-may-be-name-of-biblical-judge/

Or may just be some other bloke called Jerubbaal. Or even some other name ending in "baal".

Title: Re: Jerubbaal graffito may refer to biblical Gideon
Post by: Jim Webster on July 13, 2021, 12:23:53 PM

Quote from: Duncan Head on July 13, 2021, 11:32:25 AM
https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-letter-inscription-inked-3100-years-ago-may-be-name-of-biblical-judge/

Or may just be some other bloke called Jerubbaal. Or even some other name ending in "baal".

When you make names out of words (apparently Baal Strives) it is pretty inevitable that you'll get multiple use of the same name

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