A Letter to Arad from Jerusalem Referencing the Temple

c. 588 BCE
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The Arad Ostracon no. 18 mentions the Temple in Jerusalem and the tetragrammaton name of G-d.  

It also mentions the distribution of food in Arad.

To my lord, Eliashib: May the L-RD (spelled yud and hey and vav and hey) inquire after your well-being... And concerning the matter about which you commanded me, it is well.  He is staying in the house of L-RD.

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Arad Ostracon 18

To my lord Eliashib: May Y-H-V-H inquire after your well-being... And concerning the matter about which you commanded me, it is well.  He is staying in the house of Y-H-V-H.

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