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2. Israel Finds New Dead Sea Scrolls – 75 Years Later

Location: Israel's Nahal Darga Reserve, Murabba'at Caves Year Found: 2021 Estimated Value: Incalculable Although historically and spiritually significant artifacts are frequently found in Israel, it's reasonable to assume that nobody anticipated this. The Israeli Antiquities Authority reported that it has discovered fresh Dead Sea Scroll fragments during a thorough, in-depth examination of the Judean Desert—the first discovery of its kind in sixty years.

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75 Years Later, Israel Discovers New Dead Sea Scrolls (@nprpins/Pinterest) Parts of the book of the twelve minor prophets, which included Zechariah and Nahum, were included in these new scrolls. The recent finding was believed to be a component of the Minor Prophets, a scroll containing end-of-the-world prophecies that was discovered in the early 1950s. The hot, dry climate where the fragments were discovered allowed the Scrolls to endure for thousands of years.