Dead sea scroll

One man rescued overnight in Dead Sea, another two found drowned in Caesarea and Lake Kinneret

After intensive searches of the beaches and sea, the missing man was located in the water, about 2 km south of the beach he was last seen.

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A man was rescued by Police in the Dead Sea.
AI model 'Enoch' reveals Dead Sea Scrolls are older than believed.

AI model 'Enoch' reveals Dead Sea Scrolls are older than believed

Researchers establish two biblical scroll fragments come from the time of their presumed authors.

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A fragment from the Dead Sea Scrolls that underwent genetic sampling to shed light on the 2,000-year-old biblical trove is shown to Reuters at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) laboratory in Jerusalem June 2, 2020.

Dead Sea Scrolls aged decades older by AI-powered discovery

“The implications are profound,” said Dr. Maruf Dhali, assistant professor of AI at Groningen and co‐author of the study.

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Tefillin from about 2,000 years ago in the laboratories of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Phylacteries were not colored black 2,000 years ago, new study reveals

Tefillin are small leather cases containing miniscule parchment scrolls inscribed with biblical verses. They are worn even today by observant Jews as part of their morning prayers.

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Fragment from ‘unknown’ Dead Sea Scroll revealed with space-age imaging

Twenty-eight types of light exposures were used to show different elements in the scrolls.

MAY 2, 2018ByILANIT CHERNICK
Conserving the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Antiquities Authority laboratories in Jerusalem

Dead Sea Scrolls go to Denver

In addition, 620 artifacts dating from the biblical period to the end of the Bar-Kokhba Revolt will be on display, including a three-ton stone from the Western Wall.

MARCH 15, 2018BySARAH LEVI
Conserving the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Antiquities Authority laboratories in Jerusalem

Dead Sea Scrolls expert to receive Israel Prize in Jewish studies

“I am pleased and moved by the decision to award me the prize, which represents the state’s recognition of scientific and research achievements,” Prof. Elisha Qimron said of the honor.

JANUARY 25, 2018ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Prof. (Emer.) Elisha Qimron

University of Haifa researchers decipher mysterious Dead Sea Scroll

“An important peculiarity of the present discovery is the fact that the [Qumran] sect followed a 364-day calendar."

JANUARY 21, 2018ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
The reconstructed scroll in infrared