Cave of Letters
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The Cave of Letters is a refuge cave in Nahal Hever in the Judaean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found. Some are related to the Bar Kokhba Revolt, incl
Roman army camp above the cave
A scroll found in the cave, part of the Babatha archive
Image of a fragment of one of the biblical manuscripts found in the Cave of Letters
Iron Age house keys found in Cave of Letters, Nahal Hever Canyon, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Bar Kokhba refuge caves
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The Bar Kokhba refuge caves are natural caves that were used for shelter by Jewish refugees during the later phases of the Bar Kokhba revolt. Most of the refuge caves were located in the Judaean Deser
Cave of Letters
…The Cave of Letters (Hebrew: מערת האיגרות, romanized: Marat Ha-Igerot) is a refuge cave in Nahal Hever in the Judaean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found. Some are related to the Bar Kokhba…
A view of Nahal Hever, a riverbed near the southern Dead Sea, where refuge caves such as the Cave of Horror and Cave of Letters were discovered
The Cave of Letters, where letters sent from Simon bar Kokhba to the people of Ein Gedi were discovered
Entrance to the Te'omim cave, near Beit Shemesh, where hoards of coins, skeletons and two concealed weapons were found
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