Qumran

Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank by the nation of Israel. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were kept. The excavations were carried out by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, though several later works at the site have since been carried out. The Biblical documents found at Qumran have been very useful to scholars of the Bible, Judaism and Christianity, as it allows them to understand the history of the Jewish community that lived there as well as the history of the Bible (such as which books were part of the canon or when certain books were written).

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Qumran Media

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  Qumran and the surrounding area in a 1942 Survey of Palestine map

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  Discover the Kumland Cave of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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  Location of Qumran and other nearby sites

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  Rooms on the western side of the main building at Qumran.

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  Caves at Qumran in the West Bank, Middle East. In this area the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

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  Dead Sea Scroll – part of Isaiah Scroll (Isa 57:17 – 59:9), 1QIsab

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  Across the plateau to the settlement.

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  كهف قمران قرب أريحا، الضفة الغربية، فلسطين. تم اكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت في هذا الكهف

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  KhirbetQumrān