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THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

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CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO ARTICLE   Dead Sea Scrolls   ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The Dead Sea Scrolls The Psalms Scroll (11Q5), one of the 972 texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a partial Hebrew transcription. Material Papyrus , Parchment, and Bronze Writing Hebrew , Aramaic , Greek , and Nabataean Created Est. 408 BCE to 318 CE Discovered 1946/7 - 1956 Present location Various The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at Khirbet Qumran in the West Bank . They were found in caves about a mile inland from the northwest shore of the Dead Sea , from which they derive their name. [1] The texts are of great historical, religious and linguistic significance because they include the earliest known surviving manuscripts of works later included in the Hebrew Bible canon , along with extra-biblical manuscripts w...

Qumran

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Qumran  ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qumran ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Coordinates : 31°44′27″N 35°27′31″E  /  31.74083°N 35.45861°E  / 31.74083; 35.45861 Caves at Qumran Qumran ( Hebrew : קומראן ‎, Arabic : خربة قمران ‎ - Khirbet Qumran ) is an archaeological site in the West Bank . It is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea , near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalia . The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of John Hyrcanus , 134-104 BCE or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace.
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Daniel  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the religious figure called Daniel. For the book in the Hebrew Bible, see Book of Daniel . For other uses, see Daniel (disambiguation) . "Danyal" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Danyal, Iran . Daniel Daniel's Answer to the King by Briton Rivière Prophet Born 7th Century B.C. Died 6th Century B.C. Babylon (?) Honored in Christianity Mormonism Islam [ 1 ] Major shrine Tomb of Daniel , Susa , Iran Feast July 21 - Roman Catholicism December 17 - Greek Orthodoxy Attributes Often depicted in the den of the lions Daniel ( Hebrew : דָּנִיֵּאל , Modern   Daniyyel Tiberian   Dāniyyêl  ; Arabic : دانيال, meaning in Hebrew "God is my Judge") is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible . In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Ba...

END TIME SCRIPTURES. 2 Timothy 3:1-5:

Perilous Times and Perilous Men. 2 Timothy 3:1-5: But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,      traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,  having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! ( http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203:1-5&version=NKJV ) CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE ARTICLE