These white hills have two caves, where two Bedouin shepherd boys found seven earthenware jars containing the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. Our tour guide said they were throwing rocks toward the hills, and they heard something shatter, so they went inside the cave to investigate. There are actually 11 Caves of Qumran. It’s believed that the Essene monks hid the manuscripts and the rest of their library in the first century B.C. when the Romans were at their gates … and they remained hidden for 2,000 years.
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These white hills have two caves, where two Bedouin shepherd boys found seven earthenware jars containing the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. Our tour guide said they were throwing rocks toward the hills, and they heard something shatter, so they went inside the cave to investigate. There are actually 11 Caves of Qumran. It’s believed that the Essene monks hid the manuscripts and the rest of their library in the first century B.C. when the Romans were at their gates … and they remained hidden for 2,000 years.
