The Knesset presidium, headed by Speaker Reuben Rivlin, visited
the City of David in Jerusalem. A Hebrew seal that dates to the
time of the First Temple was displayed for the first time during
the visit. The seal was found in an excavation that is being
conducted in the Walls Around Jerusalem National Park, on behalf
of the Israel Antiquities Authority and in cooperation with the
Nature and Parks Authority, under the direction of Professor
Ronny Reich of the University of Haifa and Eli Shukron of the
IAA, and underwritten by the Ir David Foundation'. The seal,
which is made of bone, was found broken and is missing a piece
from its upper right side. Two parallel lines divide the surface
of the seal into two registers in which Hebrew letters are
engraved: A period followed by a floral image or a tiny fruit
appear at the end of the bottom name. The name of the seals
owner was completely preserved and it is written in the
shortened form of the name שאול (Shaul). The name is known from
both the Bible (Genesis 36:3