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Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in 1947 in caves near Qumran, contain the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE.
SrcIsrael Antiquities Authority

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