Dead Sea Scrolls · Shrine of the Book
Judean Desert Scrolls
Between 1947 and 1956, approximately 900 different scrolls were discovered in the Kumran caves in the Judean Desert, buried there for nearly two thousand years.
Who wrote the scrolls and why? Why were they buried in the caves? And who were the people who lived there?
The scrolls, all of which are sacred scripting, are written in Hebrew and Aramaic and contain, among other things, the oldest texts of the Bible. During the tour, we will tell how the scrolls were found, we try to figure out who wrote them, and why those people chose to live far in the Judean Desert. Finally, we will take a look at a giant model of Jerusalem ( 2,000 sqm) which shows the look of Jerusalem in its glory at the end of the Second Temple period, on which Pliny the Elder wrote:
"Jerusalem, which is famous beyond measure among all the cities of the East!"
The visit can be completed with a day tour of the Kumran site, located on the shores of the Dead Sea, where archaeological remains that tell us the story of the Judean Desert sect, its day life, faith and beliefs.
The scrolls, all of which are sacred scripting, are written in Hebrew and Aramaic and contain, among other things, the oldest texts of the Bible.
From the tour
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Your guideRahel AfarsemonMinistry of Tourism licence 8854Hebrew · English