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Why were dead sea scrolls stored in 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


How many jars contained the Dead Sea Scrolls?

The Dead Sea Scrolls consisted of some 800 to 900 scrolls, some of them now fragmentary, found in eleven caves. They were stored in hundreds of jars.


What was found in caves by the dead sea?

the dead sea scrolls!!


What were dead sea scrolls put in?

The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in eleven caves around Qumran. They were found by a sheep herder. The scrolls were found inside sealed pots/jars in the caves. They were 972 previously undiscovered texts from the Hebrew Bible.


Where was the discovery of the dead sea scrolls made?

they were found in caves by the dead sea by a Shepperd and there was texts of the bible in more detail and perseverance.


What languages are the Dead Sea Scrolls written?

The Dead Sea Scrolls Were discovered in eleven caves near the Dead Sea, between 1947 and 1956. The main language of the Scrolls was Hebrew, but there are many written in Aramaic and a few written in Greek.


To which civilization do the Dead Sea Scrolls belong?

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a group of caves overlooking the Dead Sea, near Qumran in the former Roman province of Judea. They were mostly written in Hebrew and Aramaic. They belonged to the Jews. It is not settled, but most scholars believe that the group who hid the scrolls were Essenes, a sect of Judaism.


Is limestone found in Israel?

Yes. There are substantial limestone beds in Israel. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in limestone caves there.


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 language were the Dead sea scrolls written in?

The Dead Sea Scrolls Were discovered in eleven caves near the Dead Sea, between 1947 and 1956. The main language of the Scrolls was Hebrew, but there are many written in Aramaic and a few written in Greek.


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 is the name of the Hebrew fragments of the old testament books except Esther and the complete book of Isaiah found in 1947 in some caves near the Dead Sea dating around 100 BCE?

The Dead Sea Scrolls, which were found in the Qumran caves.