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The site near the Dead Sea where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
JudeaHistorically Verified
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves near here starting in 1947. The site itself was dug up in the 1950s.
open_in_newAn ancient settlement on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, associated with the Essene community. In 1947, Bedouin shepherds discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in nearby caves — the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible.