But hundreds of Dead Sea documents were completely unknown ... Greek cities were established in Palestine (Jerusalem itself became a pollis in 175 B.C.); Greek temples were built and dedicated ...

the Dead Sea, which is a lake, and the Caribbean. At least it is a sea. And what are these students actually doing in the name of Palestine? Well, at Columbia, they’re pitching expensive North ...

the work itself refers to various groups or chapters scattered throughout Palestine. Therefore it did not attach specifically to the site of Qumran (whatever the connection of the Dead Sea Scrolls ...

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A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...