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Qumran Caves

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#1 of 4 things to do in Dead Sea Region

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Wadi Qumran, Palestinian Territories

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These eleven caves were made famous when the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, were discovered between the years 1947 and 1956.

Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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Wadi Qumran, Palestinian Territories

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patshea2016

Norridge, Illinois

5911

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Must see!

Our group of forty-nine visited this archaeological site in the West Bank known as the Qumran. What a sight! Here we saw 2,000 year old ruins. Bedouins and archaeologists discovered The Dead Sea Scrolls in caves between 1946 and 1956. in the caves between 1946...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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73glennk

47628

Reviewed January 12, 2019 via mobile

Important

The discovery of these biblical scrolls from several centuries before Christ is a great gift to biblical scholars. Isaiah alone changed scholarship.

Date of experience: January 2019

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live2travelnexplore

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

335

Reviewed January 11, 2019 via mobile

A beautiful discovery

It’s astonishing to discover how these ancient scrolls were safely kept in the caves and discovered centuries later by Bedouin shepherds.

Date of experience: February 2018

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DeanMurphy2020

Orlando, Florida

14242101

Reviewed December 30, 2018

Where Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered☺

The Dead Sea Scrolls are indisputably the greatest manuscript discovery. From 1947 to 1956—when I reached age 4—the 800 documents were found, but in thousands of fragments. The Scrolls date from around 250BC to 68AD, 11 years before Mount Vesuvius blew its top, on August...More

Date of experience: January 2018

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nadavrub

Herzliya, Israel

Reviewed November 27, 2018

Can be combined w/ 10 Km Hike

Starting w/ a steep climb from the Tzukim springs followed by a walk on the Judean mt ridge w/ scenery views of the dead sea, ending w/ a visit at the dead see scrolls caves and a hardcore decent through Qumran Wadi, a trail map,...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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ninja911

port moody, british columbia, canada

141105

Reviewed November 19, 2018

Not what I expected

The actual spot where they found the dead sea scrolls is quite away from the viewing area. The history is interesting but the sight is not that exciting. A couple of holes in the ground and some areas to hold water. I know that this...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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ronstagehand

New Hartford

22837

Reviewed November 5, 2018

Pilgrimage

It is the site of the most significant find that brings the Bible to life.It is a wonder how the scrolls were found in the first place. To view the cave today one would need to be mountain climber. Must see site. If you can...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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rcaldin

Signal Hill, California

544163

Reviewed November 4, 2018 via mobile

Worth stopping

If you value the importance of the dead sea scrolls to supporting the authenticity of the bible then this is a must. Found in the caves in 1947...the scrolls show the bible hasn't changed and the hebrew language is the same. They offer a huge...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Alan P

Caddington

691240

Reviewed October 30, 2018

Wow! Now it makes more sense

What a place! The caves and the history surrounding the Essene Sect and the Dead Sea scrolls brings the bible alive and coupled with a visit to the Deead Sea Scrolls museum in Jerusalem will have you amazed and convinced of the tru bible history

Date of experience: October 2018

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JimW551

San Clemente, California

812225

Reviewed October 24, 2018 via mobile

Great historical significance

You should put this in the must see list if you have never been here. Get a good guide. Will only take 60-90 minutes once there as there is not a lot to see. But it is very significant.