The City of David, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the Israel Parks and Nature Authority jointly announced that the intact jade block may contain the first inscription to show a tree species mentioned in the Bible, as well as the written record. Jewish History.

The stone fell into a sewer in Jerusalem from the Second Temple period in Jewish history, which lasted from 516 BC to 70. During the last decades before the end of this period, a Jewish Thai pilgrim walks the path that connects the Shiloh Pool. Outskirts of Jerusalem with Temple Mount. The man wears an elaborate ring with an engraved lilac purple stone. However, due to the crowd and the chaotic situation, the stone fell out of the ring and rolled into the underground sewer.

About 2,000 years later, archaeologists found small artifacts. Excavation work was done on the foundation of the western wall of the city of Dawood. Volunteers participating in the “Archaeological Experience” project in Emek Tzurim National Park discovered the gem. The stone block is oval, about 10 mm long and 5 mm wide, engraved with a bird that may have been a dove. Experts want to know more about the meaning of the five-fruited long tree branch carved on stone as it looks different from other carvings of the same era.

The scientific name of the balsam tree is Commiphora giladensis. In addition to making perfume, ancient people used this plant as incense, medicine and anointing oil.

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