Biblical Find: Fragment May Be Named For Famed Biblical Warrior Gideon

Israeli archaeologists have found a fragment of a clay pot that dates back to the time of the Biblical judges, and an inscription on the pot apparently has the name “Jerubbaal,” also known as the famed warrior Gideon of the Bible from roughly 3,100  years ago.

Discovered in Khirbat er-Ra’i, near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel, the pot had a small capacity of about a quarter of a gallon, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).