The Isaiah Scroll, designated 1QIsaa and also known as the Great Isaiah Scroll, is one of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls that were first discovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1947 from Qumran Cave 1. The scr
The Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found at Qumran
Qumran Cave 1, where 1QIsaa was found.
High quality scan of the scroll by the Israel Museum
Photo of Great Isaiah Scroll facsimile showing columns 12–13 (chapters 14–16). Damage is shown at the bottom of the scroll, obscuring some of the text.
The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the major prophets in the Christian Old Testament. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the
Isaiah Scroll
…Dead Sea Scrolls that were first discovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1947 from Qumran Cave 1. The scroll is written in Hebrew and contains the entire Book of Isaiah from beginning to end, apart from a few small damaged portions. Dating from ca. 125 BCE, it is the oldest known complete copy of the Book of Isaiah…
Michelangelo (c. 1508–12), Isaiah, Vatican City: Sistine Chapel ceiling
Detail of entrance to 30 Rockefeller Plaza showing verse from Isaiah 33:6 Rockefeller Center, New York
Isaiah 2:4 is taken as an unofficial mission statement by the United Nations. (Isaiah Wall in Ralph Bunche Park, a New York City park near UN headquarters.)