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1947, a goatherd wandered into one of the many hidden caves
along the banks of the Dead Sea — and concealed inside were
ancient scrolls that had not been seen in 2,000 years. These
Dead Sea Scrolls include literary writings of the times and the
oldest known texts of the Bible, making their discovery perhaps
the most significant archaeological find of the last century.
Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see fragments of the
priceless scrolls (some never displayed in North America), along
with one of the most comprehensive collection of antiquities
from Israel ever organized. Highlights include a three-ton stone
from Jerusalem’s Western Wall, limestone capitals from the first
temple period (1000 – 586 BCE), ossuaries from the early Roman
period, and an ancient signature preserved for millennia on the
Archer Seal. Together t