Dead Sea Scrolls
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The Dead Sea Scrolls, which mostly consist of the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered over a period of ten years,
Caves at Qumran
Qumran cave 4, where ninety per cent of the scrolls were found
A view of the Dead Sea from a cave at Qumran in which some of the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
The Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) contains almost the whole Book of Isaiah.
Second Temple period
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The Second Temple period or post-exilic period in Jewish history denotes the approximately 600 years during which the Second Temple stood in the city of Jerusalem. It began with the return to Zion aft
Dead Sea Scrolls
…The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), which mostly consist of the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered over a period of ten years, between 1946 and 1956, at the Qumran Caves near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the northern shore…
Ezra Reads the Law to the People
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls
Silver coin (gerah) minted in the Persian province of Yehud, dated c. 375-332 BCE. Obv: Bearded head wearing crown, possibly representing the Persian Great King. Rev: Falcon facing, head right, with wings spread; Paleo-Hebrew YHD to right.
Marble bust of Alexander the Great, discovered in Beit She'an (2nd or 1st century BCE)