3,000-year-old head may be face of God

By Owen Jarus - Live Science Contributor 27 minutes ago

Not everyone is convinced.

 
 
 
 
 

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The head dates back almost 3,000 years and was found in a large building that may have been a palace.

(Image: © Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority)

A clay head that dates back almost 3,000 years may be a rare depiction of Yahweh, — God — whose image the Israelites were forbidden from creating according to the Ten Commandments, an archaeologist reports.

But two experts in the field have denounced the idea that this head figure represents God.

Yahweh is the God of Israel; however, according to the Hebrew Bible, the ancient Israelis were forbidden from creating depictions of Yahweh, as one of the 10 commandments stated that "you shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters/.../