Sidon Fishing; fishery, Gen 10:15, Gen 10:19 (A.V. marg.,
Tzidon; R.V., Zidon); Mat 11:21, Mat 11:22; Luk 6:17. (See
ZIDON.) Signet A seal used to attest documents (Dan 6:8, Dan
6:12). In Dan 6:17, this word properly denotes a ring. The
impression of a signet ring on fine clay has recently been
discovered among the ruins at Nineveh. It bears the name and
title of an Egyptian king. Two actual signet rings of ancient
Egyptian monarchs (Cheops and Horus) have also been discovered.
When digging a shaft close to the south wall of the temple area,
the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund, at a depth of
12 feet below the surface, came upon a pavement of polished
stones, formerly one of the streets of the city. Under this
pavement they found a stratum of 16 feet of concrete, and among
this concrete, 10 feet down, they found a signet stone bearing
the inscription, in Old Hebrew characters, "Haggai, son of
Shebaniah." It has been asked, Might not this be the actual seal
of Haggai the prophet? We know that he was