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The caves of the scrolls seen from the settlement of Qumran, Israel
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The caves of the scrolls seen from the settlement of Qumran, Israel

The caves of the scrolls, seen from Qumran, Israel
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The caves of the scrolls, seen from Qumran, Israel

Water reservoir - settlement of Qumran, Israel
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Water reservoir - settlement of Qumran, Israel

Meeting room, Qumran, Israel
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Meeting room, Qumran, Israel

Stairs leading into a water resevoir Qumran, Israel
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Stairs leading into a water resevoir Qumran, Israel

Qumran, Israel, on the coast of the Dead Sea, a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect developed during the Hasmonean Kingdom (around 130 BCE). Picture shows openings of the caves in which the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered.
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Qumran, Israel, on the coast of the Dead Sea, a first monastic settlement of t...

Entrance gate to a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect in Qumran, Israel, developed during the reign of Hasmonean King John Hyrcanus (around 130 BCE)
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Entrance gate to a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect in Qumran, I...

A ritual bath of a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect in Qumran, developed around 130 BCE during the reign of the Hasmonean King John Hyrcanus.
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A ritual bath of a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect in Qumran, d...

Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel. A water duct in the monastic settlement of the Essene Sect developed around 130 BCE during the reign of the Hasmonean King John Hyrcanus
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Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel. A water duct in the monastic set...

The caves of Qumran,where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947.Qumran was the center of the Essenes, a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.
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The caves of Qumran,where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947.Qumran was...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE. Entrance gate to Qumran, constructed of large, undressed stones.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.The long,narrow scriptorium,where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose t...