The image below reveals the precise location where the Dead Sea Scrolls were unearthed.
Back in 1947, a young shepherd boy, while searching for a lost animal in Jordan, stumbled upon a cave tucked within the recesses of a rugged hillside. Fueled by curiosity, he tossed a stone into the dark cave's interior before venturing inside, where he made a remarkable discovery – a collection of large clay jars, their lids still securely sealed.Contained within those jars were the renowned Dead Sea Scrolls. Notably, these scrolls encompass fragments from every book of the Hebrew Bible, with the exception of the Book of Esther.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered over a period of 10 years, between 1946 and 1956, at the Qumran Caves near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the northern shore of the Dead Sea. Dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE, the Dead Sea Scrolls are considered to be a keystone in the history of archaeology with great historical, religious, and linguistic significance Many thousands of written fragments have been discovered in the Dead Sea area. They represent the remnants of larger manuscripts damaged by natural causes or through human interference, with the vast majority holding only small scraps of text. However, a small number of well-preserved and near-intact manuscripts have survived — fewer than a dozen among those from the Qumran Caves.
Among these ancient manuscripts, one holds a treasure map of sorts, detailing the locations of 64 concealed hiding spots throughout Israel, rumored to harbor riches stashed away for safekeeping. Surprisingly, none of these hidden treasures have ever been recovered.
Strip of the Copper Scroll from Qumran Cave 3 written in the Hebrew Mishnaic dialect, on display at the Jordan Museum, Amman
A previously unreadable fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls photographed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using digital infrared technology.
Translated into English it reads: "He wrote the words of Noah."
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