|
|
|
 |
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Some of the caves at Qumran where scrolls were found. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Looking south along the western shore of the Dead Sea. Qumran was located near the crossroads in the foreground. The Kidron stream, that originates at Jerusalem, forms a small delta farther south where it enters the Dead Sea. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: An aerial view of the Qumran area near the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Looking eastward from Qumran across the Dead Sea to the mountains of Moab. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Looking eastward from Qumran across the Dead Sea to the mountains of Moab. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Looking southward from Qumran along the western shore of the Dead Sea. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: During the rainy season, this wadi, in the hills west of Qumran, was a major source of the community's water supply. Water was collected in cisterns and stored for use throughout the year. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Caves at Qumran, projecting into a wadi. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Cave #4 at Qumran, where the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Cave #4 at Qumran, where the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: A section of the excavation of Qumran showing the large, round cistern where water was stored. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: Rooms in the Qumran community. Looking over the oasis and southeastward to the Dead Sea. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: A water channel; part of the extensive water system of Qumran. |
|
|
 |
|
Location: Qumran Description: A Jewish ritual bath (mikvot)at Qumran. Significant structural damage, including this large crack in the wall, resulted from an earthquake that struck in 31 B.C. The Essenes abandoned the site following the earthquake. |
|
Click here for additional pictures that, although not of the highest quality, 
