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This water channel directed water to the water collection cisterns.

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This is some of the ruins of the community of Qumran whom many believe were the makers of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This is the eating and meeting hall of the Essenes.

Jerry Culbertson provided many photos for this site.
Contact Jerry at the link below about conducting a Bible Archaeology Seminar at your church.

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This is some of the ruins of the community of Qumran. These steps led down to a baptismal area for ceremonial washings.

Jerry Culbertson provided many photos for this site.
Contact Jerry at the link below about conducting a Bible Archaeology Seminar at your church.

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This is some of the ruins of the community of Qumran. Many believe that this was occupied by the Essenes which are believed to be the people that made the Dead Sea Scrolls that were found in a nearby caves. This is the main hall in which it is believed that the scrolls were made by scribes working at tables.

Jerry Culbertson provided many photos for this site.
Contact Jerry at the link below about conducting a Bible Archaeology Seminar at your church.

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This is an overview of some of the ruins of the community of Qumran. You can see the rugged hills to the right in which the dead sea scrolls were hidden in caves.

Jerry Culbertson provided many photos for this site.
Contact Jerry at the link below about conducting a Bible Archaeology Seminar at your church.

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This is some of the ruins of the community of Qumran. Many believe that this was occupied by the Essenes which are believed to be the people that made the Dead Sea Scrolls that were found in a nearby cave.

Jerry Culbertson provided many photos for this site.
Contact Jerry at the link below about conducting a Bible Archaeology Seminar at your church.

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Color close-up photo of Qumran cave where dead sea scrolls were found.

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The cave in the center is the location at which the largest collection of the dead sea scroll manuscripts and fragments were found.

Jerry Culbertson provided many photos for this site. \
Contact Jerry at the link below about conducting a Bible Archaeology Seminar at your church.

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This is the cave in which the original Dead Sea scrolls were found.