Qumran

Qumran, Palestinian Territory

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The Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran, Palestinian Territory travel blog

The Dead Sea Scrolls

A travel blog entry by eric

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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, Qumran, Palestinian Territory travel blog

Origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls

A travel blog entry by c.i.222

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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, Palestinian Territory travel blog

Serene, beautiful desert!

A travel blog entry by perl

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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, Qumran, Palestinian Territory travel blog

Parc national de Qumran

A travel blog entry by arthur_temple

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... 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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