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Qumran (Hebrew: קומראן; Arabic: خربة قمران Khirbet Qumran) is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. [1] It is located on a dry marl plateau about 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about 10 km (6 mi) south of the historic city of Jericho, and adjacent to the modern Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.
The Qumran Caves (Arabic: كهوف قمرانKuhūf Qumrān; Hebrew: מערות קומראןHaMeara Kumran) are a series of caves, both natural and artificial, found around the archaeological site of Qumran in the Judaean Desert. It is in these caves that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Israel Nature and Parks Authority took over the site ...
The Dead Sea Scrolls, also called the Qumran Caves 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 ...
The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Vol. 1. Israel Exploration Society, Carta Jerusalem. pp. 255–259. ISBN 965-220-209-6. ^ Stripling, Scott (2023). Excavations at Khirbet el-Maqatir, Israel, 1995–2000 and 2009–2016. Vol 2: The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods. Archaeopress.
Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עֵין גֶּדִי, romanized:ʿĒn Geḏi, Arabic: عين جدي, romanized:ʿAyn Gidī), also spelled En Gedi, [ 1 ] meaning " spring of the kid ", [ 2 ] is an oasis, an archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi, a kibbutz, was established ...
Damascus Document. The Damascus Document[a] is an ancient Hebrew text known from both the Cairo Geniza and the Dead Sea Scrolls. [4][5] It is considered one of the foundational documents of the ancient Jewish community of Qumran. [3] The Damascus Document is a fragmentary text, no complete version of which survives.
Temple Scroll. Portion of the Temple Scroll. The Temple Scroll (Hebrew: מגילת המקדש) is the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Among the discoveries at Qumran it is designated: 11QTemple Scroll a (11Q19 [11Q Ta]). It describes a Jewish temple, along with extensive detailed regulations about sacrifices and temple practices.
The cave is located at the head of Nahal Hever in the Judean Desert, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Qumran, 20 km south of Wadi Murabba'at. The site is a few kilometers southwest of En-gedi, approximately 10 kilometers north of Masada, on the western shore of the Dead Sea. [1] The cave has two openings, three halls and some crevices. [2]