Qumran
Qumran, Palestinian Territory
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Qumran Travel Blogs (5)The Dead Sea Scrolls
Now, down to the lowest point on earth - 1,290 feet below sea level. The Dead Sea is 7 times more salty than average seawater. Too harsh for any plant or animal life to exist. Because the water is so dense, bodies float. I ...
Origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Map of Qumran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCT 26: Qumran became famous from a sect known as the Essenes who lived and studied here for two centuries through the revolt of the ...
Serene, beautiful desert!
Qumran is a place in the desert close to the Dead Sea, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. It's a wonderful site if you're into desert scenery and they also have a film which explains what happened in the community that lived there and how the ...
Parc national de Qumran
... que nous ne verrons pas cette fois-ci. Nous reprenons la route vers le nord en longeant la mer morte sur 44 km pour nous arrêter à Qumran (la ville des manuscrits de la Mer Morte). Situé à 20 km au sud de Jéricho. Là vécurent les esséniens de la ...
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