Khirbet Qumran

Or Khir·bet Qûm·ran

[keer-bet koom-rahn]

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noun

an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.

Khirbet Qumran

/ ˈkɪəbɛt ˈkʊmrɑːn /

noun

an archaeological site in NW Jordan, near the NW shore of the Dead Sea: includes the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found

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It was discovered along with the other Dead Sea Scrolls in the mid-20th century in Khirbet Qumran, an archaeological site near the shores of the Dead Sea that proved to hold a rich trove of ancient texts, including the oldest known versions of the Hebrew Bible.

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Qumran / Khirbet Qumran Famous as site of discovery in 1947 of Dead Sea Scrolls - earliest known manuscripts of the Bible, dating from 3rd Century BC to 1st Century AD.

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Khios Khiva

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