The House of Yahweh
Inscription
The last line of text: La-Bayit Yahweh -- The House of Yahweh
HeWHaY TiYaB aL
The 8 Hebrew letters are read right to left.
lamed, bayit, yod, tau La-Bayit = The House
yod, hey, waw, hey is Yahweh
This recently published inscription
documents an offering brought to the Temple in Yerusalem which it specifically Names the
Temple as:
Bayit Yahweh -- House of Yahweh.
This is the earliest reference to the Temple found to date, outside of the
scriptures.
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