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Qumran
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Some of the caves at Qumran where scrolls were found.


// Photo by Terry C. Hulbert



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Qumran
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Looking southward from Qumran along the western shore of the Dead Sea.


// Photo by Terry C. Hulbert


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Qumran
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During the rainy season, this wadi, in the hills west of Qumran, was a major source of the community's water supply. Water was collected in cisterns and stored for use throughout the year.


// Photo by Sarah Carter


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Qumran
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Caves at Qumran, projecting into a wadi.


// Photo by Terry C. Hulbert


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Qumran
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Cave #4 at Qumran, where the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found.


// Photo by Sarah Carter


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Qumran
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Cave #4 at Qumran, where the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found.


// Photo by Sarah Carter


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Qumran
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A section of the excavation of Qumran showing the large, round cistern where water was stored.


// Photo by Sarah Carter


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Qumran
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Rooms in the Qumran community. Looking over the oasis and southeastward to the Dead Sea.


// Photo by Sarah Carter




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Qumran
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A Jewish ritual bath (mikvot)at Qumran. Significant structural damage, including this large crack in the wall, resulted from an earthquake that struck in 31 B.C. The Essenes abandoned the site following the earthquake.


// Photo by Gard Meserve