Qumran
Qumran Cave 1	This is the first of eleven caves near an ancient Jewish settlement at wadi Qumran along the west shore of the Dead Sea in which ancient Hebrew scrolls were discovered, beginning in 1947. These scrolls, which came to be known as the “Dead Sea Scrolls” are believed by many scholars to constitute a sort of library of the Jewish community that inhabited the site at Qumran. They are mostly religious writings, including copies of Jewish scriptures, hymns, prayers, laws, visions, etc. A Scroll of Isaiah
(photo by S. Shoemaker)	(scan from photo by J. Trever, The Scrolls From Qumran, 1972)
Qumran Cave 4 Fragments of many manuscripts were found in these caves, which are only a stone’s throw from the settlement at Qumran. (www.bibleplaces.com)
Large Hall Communal meals were held in this room (www.bibleplaces.com)
Example of numerous Miqvaot (purification baths) in the Qumran settlement
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Tefillin from Qumran (scanned from A Day at Qumran, ed. A. Roitman (Israel Musem, 1997)

D. Falk, 2002

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