Sebastia/Shomron is a “hot spot for Palestinian Authority historical revisionism,” said the head of Regavim’s International Division.

The underground hideout, the largest of its kind ever discovered in the area, was prepared by the Jewish residents of Hukok ahead of the Jewish revolts against the Roman empire, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

“The seal supports the biblical record of there being a governor of Jerusalem during the period.”

The study also proposes parallels between Philistine and Aegean ceremonial practices.

The box is likely related to the unique economy of Jerusalem in the shadow of the Temple, which involved strict adherence to Jewish law, researchers say.

The site, at the foot of Tel Megiddo, served as a permanent base for more than 5,000 soldiers, for more than 180 years, according to excavation director Yotam Tepper.

The excavation also exposed a building from the First Temple Period, with even earlier evidence for commerce in the form of a shekel weight.

Researchers from four Israeli universities again use breakthrough technology to prove the biblical record accurate.

The soldiers handed over the ancient find, a “sandal candle” from the Byzantine period, to the Israel Antiquities Authority.