The En-Gedi Scroll is an ancient Hebrew parchment found in 1970 at Ein Gedi, Israel. Radiocarbon testing dates the scroll to the third or fourth century CE, although there is disagreement over whether the evidence from the writing itself supports that date. The scroll was discovered to contain a portion of the biblical Book of Leviticus, making it the earliest copy of a Pentateuchal book ever found in a Torah ark.
The charred ancient scroll from Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi, also spelled En Gedi, meaning "spring of the kid", is an oasis, an archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi, a kibbutz, was established nearby in 1954.
The David Falls, Ein Gedi
"The Window Dry Fall", overlooking Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea, Israel
Mosaic from ancient Ein Gedi synagogue
The Botanical Garden at kibbutz Ein Gedi