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In the most commonly told story the shepherd (Muhammed edh-Dhib) threw a rock into a cave in an attempt to drive out a missing animal which he was looking after. The shattering sound of pottery drew him into the cave, where he discovered several ancient jars containing scrolls wrapped up in linen. A shepherd boy was looking for some lost goats in the hills around the Dead Sea. He came across a cave and wondered if they had fallen in there, or if anything was in there. When he dropped a stone into the cave opening he heard the sound of pottery breaking and determined to return the next day in search of 'treasure'. He came back with another boy, the rest is history of probably the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey're owned by the Israel Museum (Jordan also claims ownership of the scrolls, but nobody really takes them seriously). They're housed in the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.
The Israel Museum occasionally loans out some of the scrolls for touring exhibitions. Normally, when they do, Jordan complains about it and pesters the museum they're lent to to return the scrolls to Jordan instead of Israel, but, as noted above, nobody really takes them seriously (and the Israel Museum is unlikely to loan them to a museum in a country that they think might take Jordan's claims seriously).
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∙ 12y agothere were 11 cave's in which there were about 800-900 Scrolls found. a Bedouin Shepard boy found at least 4 caves.
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Where were the dead sea scrolls?
the dead sea scrolls were found in the mountain side caves of the dead sea
What has the author Peter W Flint written?
Peter W. Flint has written: 'The Dead Sea Scrolls' 'Celebrating the Dead Sea Scrolls' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran community 'The Dead Sea Psalms scrolls and the Book of Psalms' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, Textual, Dead Sea Psalms scrolls, Dead Sea scrolls, Textual Criticism, Versions
What has the author John Marco Allegro written?
John Marco Allegro has written: 'The people of the Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran community 'The Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Dead Sea scrolls 'Search in the desert' -- subject(s): Antiquities 'The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian myth' -- subject(s): Christianity, Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, Essenes, Gnosticism, Origin, Relation to the New Testament 'The Dead Sea scrolls and the origins of Christianity' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls 'All manner of men' -- subject(s): Race, Physical anthropology 'Mystery of the Dead Sea scrolls revealed' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls
What were in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 11 cave chambers along the Dead Sea in large jars.
When was The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception created?
The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception was created in 1991.
What was found in caves by the dead sea?
the dead sea scrolls!!
Is the Tetragrammaton used in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Yes. The Tetragrammaton (the four consonants of God's name) are used in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Who wrote the five scrolls?
If you are talking about the Dead Sea Scrolls, there is no answer that we know of.
3 questions about the Dead Sea?
what is it like? what lives in it? what are the dead sea scrolls?
Who is older dead sea scrolls or King Tutankhamun?
The reign of King Tutankhamun was from 1333 BC to 1324 BC. The Dead Sea scrolls are generally dated between 150 BC and 70 AD. It is the Dead Sea Scrolls they are older.
What did Muhammad do with the Dead Sea Scrolls?
A:The Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden in the first century CE, during the First Roman-Jewish War, and not rediscovered until the twentieth century. Muhammad could not have known of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
What has the author Norman Golb written?
Norman Golb has written: 'Methods of Investigation of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Khirbet Qumran Site' 'Jewish proselytism' -- subject(s): Cairo Genizah, Khazars, Jewish converts from Christianity 'Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?' -- subject(s): Sources, Dead Sea scrolls, Judaism, History 'Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, History, Judaism, Sources
