Thoughts and stories, by Pal

In 1946 the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, in 11 caves in this area. Here in Qumran, there was a colony of scribes, who copied many copies of the books in the Old Testament.  Those were the records now called the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Parts of all books of the Bible have been found in them.   The Dead Sea Scrolls The Psalms Scroll (11Q5), one of the 972 texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a partial Hebrew transcription Material Papyrus , parchment and  bronze Writing Mostly  Hebrew ;  Aramaic ,  Greek  and  Nabataean-Aramaic Created Est. 408  BCE  to 318  CE Discovered 1946/47–1956 Present location Various Dead Sea Scrolls  (also Qumran Caves Scrolls) are  ancient Jewish  religious, mostly  Hebrew , manuscripts found in the  Qumran Caves  near the  Dead Sea . Caves at Qumran Many thousands of written fragments have been discovered in the Dead Sea area. They r...

We came to Capernaum on April 23rd.  It is spelled differently on the sign!  It was in this city that a man was lowered down through the roof into the room where Jesus was, and Jesus healed him!  Matthew 9:2 and 3.  After Jesus grew up in Nazareth, he lived mostly in Capernaum during his ministry.  Several of his apostles were men from this town, and He had many miracles performed here.  The city was evidently destroyed during the Arab conquest in 638 A.D. and never again inhabited. Showing many remnants of parts of buildings from that time period.  Showing foundations of private homes, with small rooms. Additional ruins, showing the stone carvings that were once in the city.  The different carvings had significant meanings for them, such as the 5 and 6 sided stars.  I can't remember the meanings, but they were Jewish. Some of the stones in the front are millstones, and extremely heavy.  Bishop Clark told us abo...