Archaeologists Discover High Priest's Bell?

Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell with a small loop at its end. The finding was made during an archaeological excavation in the City of David National Park (near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem) by the Israel Antiquities Authority in cooperation with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Ir David Foundation.

The excavation area, above the drain, is located in the main street of Jerusalem which rose from the Shiloah Pool in the City of David. In this street an interchange was built through which people entered the Temple Mount. The remains of this interchange are what is known today as Robinson’s Arch.

The book of Exodus contains a description of the robe of the ephod that Aaron the high priest wore, which contained golden bells in the hem in a pattern – a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate (Exodus 28:31-35) While it is unknown if the bell belonged to one of the high priests, archaeologists have not ruled out the possibility. The bell is half an inch (one centimetre) in diameter with a small loop that appears to have been used to sew it onto the clothing. Israel National News 21.7.11”